mengacau

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixed meng- +‎ acau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məŋˈat͡ʃau̯]
• Hyphenation: mêng‧acau

Verb

mêngacau

1. to be delirious.

   Synonym: mengigau

Etymology 2

Affixed meng- +‎ kacau, from Malay mengacau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məˈŋat͡ʃau̯]
• Hyphenation: mê‧nga‧cau

Verb

mêngacau

1. to stir:
   1. to incite to action.
   2. (dialect) to disturb the relative position of the particles of, a liquid of suchlike, by passing something through it.

      Synonym: mengaduk

Further reading

• “mengacau” 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.

Malay

Etymology

meN- +‎ kacau (“confused; disorderly”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /mə.ŋa.t͡ʃau̯/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃau̯, -au̯

Verb

mengacau (Jawi spelling مڠاچاو, transitive)

1. to stir a mixture until its composition becomes even

   Kami bergilir-gilir mengacau dodol selama lapan jam.

   We took turns to stir the dodol for eight hours.

2. (figurative) to disturb; to agitate; to stir

Synonyms

• (to stir): menggaul, mengaduk, membancuh
• (to disturb): mengganggu

Descendants

• Indonesian: mengacau