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menangkap.

to catch, to seize

9 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/məˈnaŋkap̚/
  1. to catch, to seize to capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape)

  2. to catch, to seize to unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something)

  3. to catch, to seize to make a grasping or snatching motion (at)

  4. to catch, to seize to grasp mentally: perceive and understand

  5. to receive to take goods knowing them to be stolen

  6. to receive to detect a signal from a transmitter

  7. to arrest, to hold, to detain, to apprehend

  8. to arrest, to hold, to detain, to apprehend to seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody

Where this word comes from

Affixed meng- + tangkap.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.