mumayiz

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mumaiyiz, from Arabic مُمَيِّز (mumayyiz, “discerning, differentiating”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈma.jiz/, [muˈma.jɪz]
• Rhymes: -iz
• Hyphenation: mu‧ma‧yiz

Noun

mumayiz

1. (Islam) a child older than 7 who has the ability to discern right and wrong and make decisions

Further reading

• “mumayiz” 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.