menilai

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənilai/
• Hyphenation: mê‧ni‧lai

Verb

menilai

1. to rate
2. to judge

   jangan menilai buku dari sampulnya - don't judge a book by its cover

Further reading

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