bengek
Indonesian
Etymology
Cognate of Malay bengik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈŋɛk̚]
- Hyphenation: bê‧ngèk
Adjective
bêngèk
- chest tightness
Noun
bêngèk (first-person possessive bengekku, second-person possessive bengekmu, third-person possessive bengeknya)
- (colloquial, pathology) asthma
Alternative forms
- bengik: Indonesian, Standard Malay
Further reading
- “bengek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.