mengadu

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • ngadu (colloquial)

Etymology

From meng- +‎ adu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈŋadu/ [məˈŋa.du]
  • Rhymes: -adu
  • Syllabification: me‧nga‧du

Verb

mêngadu (basic-imperative adu, active mengadu, passive diadu)

  1. (transitive) to compete, to contest
  2. (intransitive) to complain [with kepada; or with pada; or with ke ‘to’]
    Synonym: mengeluh