menengah

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tengah (“center”) +‎ meng-, inherited from Malay menengah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.nə.ˈŋah/
• Rhymes: -ŋah
• Hyphenation: mê‧nê‧ngah

Verb

menengah

1. (literal, rare) to center (American spelling), to centre (British spelling): to cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

Adjective

menengah

1. middle: located in the middle; in between.

   Synonym: sedang

   Synonym: sederhana (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “menengah” 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.