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mendusin

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Betawi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Balinese ᬫᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬲᬶᬦ᭄ (mandusin, “to wash oneself”).[1]

    Verb

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    mendusin

    1. (intransitive) to be awake (usually accidentally)
    2. (intransitive, figurative) to come to one's senses
      Synonyms: engeh, insap, melèk

    Descendants

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    • → Indonesian: mendusin

    References

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    1. ^ Homan, J. D. (1867) “měndoesin”, in H. N. van der Tuuk, editor, Bijdrage tot de kennis van 't Bataviasch Maleisch [Contribution to the knowledge of Batavian Malay] (in Dutch), Zalt-Bommel: Johan Noman & Zoon, page 4
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