makan-makan

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of makan (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌmakan ˈmakan/ [ˌma.kan ˈma.kan]
  • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: ma‧kan-ma‧kan

Verb

makan-makan

  1. (intransitive) to feast (to partake in a feast, or large meal)
    Near-synonym: berjamu

Noun

makan-makan (plural makan-makan)

  1. feast
    Near-synonym: perjamuan

See also

  • minum-minum (“to drink repeatedly; to consume alcoholic beverages”)

Further reading

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