isap

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hisap, from Proto-Malayic *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qisəp, from the root *-səp.

Pronunciation

Verb

isap (active mengisap, passive diisap)

  1. (transitive) to suck (to use the mouth to pull in liquid etc)
    Near-synonym: sedot
  2. (transitive) to smoke
    Synonym: (intransitive) merokok
    Kakekku suka mengisap rokok.
    My grandfather likes to smoke cigarettes.

Derived terms

  • isapan (“something that is sucked”)
  • isapkan
  • pengisap (“sucker”)
  • pengisapan (“sucking”)
  • terisap (“sucked”)

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