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mengarang.

to become charcoal, to carbonize

9 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/məŋˈaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[məŋˈa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to become charcoal, to carbonize

  2. to be burnt

Where this word comes from

Affixation of arang (“charcoal”) + meng-.

verb/məˈŋaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[məˈŋa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to compose, to compile (to form something from various items)

    transitive
  2. to compose, to write (to produce music, poetry, or formal writing)

    transitive
  3. to contrive, to concoct, to make up (to compose something with the intent to deceive)

    transitive
  4. to arrange, to combine (to organize in a neat way)

    transitive
  5. to thread, to string (to put on a string)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Affixation of karang (“to arrange; to create”) + meng-, inherited from Malay mengarang, from Classical Malay mengarang.

verb/məˈŋaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[məˈŋa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to become coral, to coralize

Where this word comes from

Affixation of karang (“coral”) + meng-, inherited from Malay mengarang, from Classical Malay mengarang.

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