mencium
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mencium, from Classical Malay mencium. Equivalent tomeng- + cium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məɲt͡ʃium/
- Hyphenation: mên‧ci‧um
Verb
mencium (passive dicium)
- (transitive) to smell, to sniff
- to nose
- to push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- (figuratively) to snoop.
- (figuratively, informal) to collide.
Synonyms
- membau
Derived terms
- mencium jejak
- mencium kabar
- mencium tanah
- mencium telapak kaki
Further reading
- “mencium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.