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

  1. secretly

Further reading

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)

  1. formal of curi-curi (secretly)[1]

References

  1. ^ “mencuri-curi”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading