mencuri-curi
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of meng- + curi-curi (“secretly”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mənˌt͡ʃuri ˈt͡ʃuri/ [məɲˌt͡ʃu.ri ˈt͡ʃu.ri]
- Rhymes: -uri
- Syllabification: men‧cu‧ri-cu‧ri
Adverb
mencuri-curi
Further reading
- “mencuri-curi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of meN- + curi-curi (“secretly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mənˌt͡ʃuri ˈt͡ʃuri/ [məɲˌt͡ʃu.ri ˈt͡ʃu.ri]
- Rhymes: -uri, -i
- Hyphenation: men‧cu‧ri-cu‧ri
Adverb
mencuri-curi (Jawi spelling منچوري - چوري)
References
- ^ “mencuri-curi”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- “mencuri-curi”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017