makan-makan

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of makan (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌmakan ˈmakan/ [ˌma.kan ˈma.kan]
• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: ma‧kan-ma‧kan

Verb

makan-makan

1. (intransitive) to feast (to partake in a feast, or large meal)

   Near-synonym: berjamu

Noun

makan-makan (plural makan-makan)

1. feast

   Near-synonym: perjamuan

See also

• minum-minum (“to drink repeatedly; to consume alcoholic beverages”)

Further reading

• “makan-makan” 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.