menggali
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay menggali, from Classical Malay menggali, equivalent to meng- + gali. The sense “to investigate” is a semantic loan from English dig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məŋ.ɡa.li/
- Hyphenation: meng‧ga‧li
Verb
menggali (passive digali)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make a hole through rocks, roads, or the like; to dig.
- (transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; to dig.
- (figuratively, transitive) To investigate, to research; to dig.
Further reading
- “menggali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.