merangkak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay merangkak. By surface analysis, me- +‎ rangkak. Compare Urak Lawoi' มรากะ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈraŋkak/ [məˈraŋ.kak̚]
• Rhymes: -aŋkak
• Syllabification: me‧rang‧kak

Verb

merangkak

1. (intransitive) to crawl; creep
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) active of rangkak

Further reading

• “merangkak”, 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 me- +‎ rangkak. Compare Urak Lawoi' มรากะ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈraŋkak/ [məˈraŋ.kaʔ]
• Hyphenation: me‧rang‧kak

Verb

merangkak (Jawi spelling مرڠکق)

1. (intransitive) to crawl; creep
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) active of rangkak

Descendants

• > Indonesian: merangkak (inherited)

Further reading

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