minta-minta
Appearance
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of minta.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌminta ˈminta/ [ˌmin.t̪a ˈmin.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -inta
- Syllabification: min‧ta-min‧ta
Verb
[edit]minta-minta (active meminta-minta, passive diminta-minta)
- (transitive) to ask or request repeatedly
- (transitive) to beg (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money)
- (transitive) to beg (to plead with someone for help)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “minta-minta” 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.