mengata

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ kata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈŋata/, [məˈŋa.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: mê‧nga‧ta

Verb

mengata

1. active of kata (“to say”)

Usage notes

• This word is rarely used because it is often considered an ungrammatical inflection of the word kata, even though it is considered standard in the official Indonesian dictionary. This word is often replaced with mengatakan (active form of katakan).

Further reading

• “mengata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.