memukul

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- + pukul. Prefix meng- before initials of /b/, /p/ or /f/ except before prefix per- will cause fusion with transformation of meng- into mem- and initial elision of /p/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.mu.kʊl/
  • Hyphenation: mê‧mu‧kul

Verb

memukul

  1. (transitive) to hit, to strike, to beat
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to attack
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to get too much profit
  4. (transitive, figuratively, 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.

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