meng- -kan
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Circumfix
[edit]- active of -kan
- used to form adjectives that denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically abundance of)
Derived terms
[edit]Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Circumfix
[edit]meng- -kan (Jawi spelling مڠ- -کن)
- Formal active of -kan.
- Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word.
- takut (“scared”) + meng- -kan → menakutkan (“scary”)
Notes
[edit]- ^ See meng- for info on the various allomorphs of the initial part of this circumfix.