membengkak

Indonesian

Etymology

From meng- +‎ bengkak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məmbəŋˈkaʔ/ [məm.bəŋˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: mem‧beng‧kak

Verb

mêmbêngkak

1. (intransitive) to swell (to become bigger, especially due to being engorged)

Further reading

• “membengkak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

meng- +‎ bengkak

Verb

membengkak

1. to swell

Further reading

• "membengkak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "membengkak" at PRPM first version)