terbelenggu

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ter- +‎ belenggu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tər.bə.ləŋˈɡu/
Hyphenation: têr‧bê‧lêng‧gu
Rhymes: -ɡu, -u

Adjective

têrbêlênggu (not comparable)

shackled (restrained by shackle)
Synonym: terkungkung

Verb

têrbêlênggu

involuntary/perfective passive of belenggu (“to be accidently shackled/to have been shackled”)

Further reading

“terbelenggu” 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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