memukul
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay memukul, from Classical Malay memukul. Equivalent to From meng- + pukul.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.mu.kʊl/
- Hyphenation: mê‧mu‧kul
Verb
memukul (passive dipukul)
- (transitive) to hit, to strike, to beat
- Jangan sampai aku memukulmu.[1] ― Don't make me hit you.
- (transitive, figurative) to attack
- (transitive, figurative) to get too much profit
- (transitive, figurative, chess) to capture pieces
- g7xh8B artinya bidak g7 memukul buah lawan di h8 dan sekaligus promosi jadi benteng.
- g7xh8B means g7 pawn captured piece at h8 and promoted into rook.
References
Further reading
- “memukul” 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.