mengemasi
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məɲəmasi/
- Hyphenation: mê‧ngê‧ma‧si
Etymology 1
meng- + kemas (“tidy; neat”) + -i.
Verb
mengemasi (transitive)
- to pack (put things together in a limited space, especially for storage or transport)
- to clean up, to tidy up
Etymology 2
meng- + emas (“gold”) + -i.
Verb
mengemasi (transitive)
- to plate (cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of gold)
- (figurative) to bribe
- Synonyms: menyogok, menyuap
Further reading
- “mengemasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.