menular

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed meng- +‎ tular (“to infect”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [məˈnular]
Hyphenation: mê‧nu‧lar

Verb

mênular (active menular, adversative passive tertular)

to infect.
to spread (of disease).

Further reading

“menular” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ tular (“to spread, to go viral”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mənular/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [mənula]
Rhymes: -lar, -ar

Verb

menular (Jawi spelling منولر)

Agent focus form of tular.
Video itu menular di media sosial.
That video went viral on social media.

Further reading

“menular” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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