bengik
Malay
Alternative forms
- bengek (Indonesia)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəŋiʔ/
- Rhymes: -ŋeʔ, -eʔ
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [bə.ˈŋɪk̚, -ŋek̚, -ŋe̞k̚]
Adjective
bengik (Jawi spelling بڠيق)
- chest tightness
Noun
bengik (Jawi spelling بڠيق, plural bengik-bengik, informal 1st possessive bengikku, impolite 2nd possessive bengikmu, 3rd possessive bengiknya)
- (colloquial, pathology) asthma
- Synonyms: asma, lelah
Further reading
- “bengik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.