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sengau.

nasal

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/səˈŋau̯/Standard-Indonesian[səˈŋau̯]Standard-Indonesian

  1. nasal

  2. nasal (having a sound imparted by means of the nose)

    konsonan sengau
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sengau, possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋ(ə)qaw (“vapor, steam”) (compare to Tagalog singaw), or onomatopoeic. The "breath" sense is largely displaced by napas.

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