mencium
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay mencium, from Classical Malay mencium. Equivalent to meng- + cium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
mencium (passive dicium)
- (transitive) to smell, to sniff
- to nose
- to push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- (figurative) to snoop.
- (figurative, informal) to collide.
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Further reading[edit]
- “mencium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms prefixed with meng-
- Indonesian 3-syllable words
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- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian verbs
- Indonesian transitive verbs
- Indonesian informal terms