menular

Indonesian

Etymology

From meng- +‎ tular.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈnular/ [məˈnu.lar]
• Rhymes: -ular
• Syllabification: me‧nu‧lar

Verb

mênular

1. active of tular

Adjective

mênular (comparative lebih menular, superlative paling menular)

1. contagious, infectious

Further reading

• “menular”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ tular (“to spread, to go viral”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənular/
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [mənula]
• Rhymes: -ular, -ar

Verb

menular (Jawi spelling منولر)

1. Agent focus form of tular.

   Video itu menular di media sosial.

   That video went viral on social media.

Further reading

• "menular" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "menular" at PRPM first version)