mencium

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mencium, from Classical Malay mencium. Equivalent to meng- +‎ 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.
(figurative) to snoop.
(figurative, 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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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