ngomong

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ng- +‎ omong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈŋomoŋ/ [ˈŋo.mɔŋ]
• Syllabification: ngo‧mong

Verb

ngomong

1. (colloquial) active informal of mengomong (“to talk”)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋoˈmoŋ/

Verb

ngomong (Jawi spelling ڠوموڠ)

1. (informal) to discuss.

   Apakah yang mereka sedang ngomong di situ?

   What are they discussing over there?

2. (informal) to say.

   Daniel ngomong yang buat benda ni Faiz.

   Daniel says that the person who did this was Faiz.

3. (informal) to tell.

   Kau tak ngomong kat siapa-siapa lagi, kan?

   You haven't told anyone yet, right?

Synonyms

• cakap / چاکڤ (more proper)
• kata / کات (more proper)
• sebut / سبوت
• habaq / هابق
• bagitau / باڬيتأو
• beritahu / بريتاهو
• sabda / سبدا
• omong / اوموڠ

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Verb

ngomong (Sundanese spelling ᮔᮌᮧᮙᮧᮔᮌ᮪)

1. to talk