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.
(figurative, transitive) To investigate, to research; to dig.

Further reading

“menggali” 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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