membocorkan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of bocor +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məmboˈt͡ʃorkan/ [məm.boˈt͡ʃor.kan]
• Rhymes: -orkan
• Syllabification: mem‧bo‧cor‧kan

Verb

membocorkan (active membocorkan, reflexive passive terbocorkan, ordinary passive dibocorkan, imperative bocorkan, emphatic-jussive bocorkanlah)

1. to leak:
   1. (ambitransitive) to allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed
   2. (ambitransitive) to disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously

Further reading

• “membocorkan”, 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