menggali
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay menggali, from Classical Malay menggali, equivalent to meng- + gali. The sense “to investigate” is a semantic loan from English dig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]menggali (passive digali)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make a hole through rocks, roads, or the like; to dig.
- (transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; to dig.
- (figurative, transitive) To investigate, to research; to dig.
Further reading
[edit]- “menggali” 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.
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