ngendusin

Betawi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋəndusin/
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Hyphenation: ngen‧dus‧in (to make someone sniff)
  • Hyphenation: ngen‧du‧sin (to be awake)

Etymology 1

    From endus (“to smell, to sniff”) +‎ N- -in.

    Verb

    ngendusin

    1. (active voice, transitive) to cause someone to sniff something

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Balinese ᬗᭂᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬲᬶᬦ᭄ (ngendusin, “to watch out; to stay awake”).[1]

      Alternative forms

      Verb

      ngendusin

      1. alternative form of mendusin (“to be awake”)

      References

      1. ^ Homan, J. D. (1867) “měndoesin”, in H. N. van der Tuuk, editor, Bijdrage tot de kennis van 't Bataviasch Maleisch [Contribution to the knowledge of Batavian Malay] (in Dutch), Zalt-Bommel: Johan Noman & Zoon, page 4
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