menikah

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- +‎ nikah. Prefix meng- before initial /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /y/ or /w/ will resulted in fusion with transformation of meng- into me-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənikah/
• Hyphenation: mê‧ni‧kah

Verb

menikah

1. (intransitive) to be married, to marry

   Synonym: kawin

   Dia sudah menikah.

   He/She is already married.

Usage notes

To emphasize that one is married, use bersuami for female or beristri for male. Saya sudah bersuami literally means "I already have a husband".