menikah

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- +‎ nikah. Prefix meng- before initial /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /y/ or /w/ will resulted in fusion with transformation of meng- into me-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mənikah/
  • Hyphenation: mê‧ni‧kah

Verb

menikah

  1. (intransitive) to be married, to marry
    Synonym: kawin
    Dia sudah menikah.
    He/She is already married.

Usage notes

To emphasize that one is married, use bersuami for female or beristri for male. Saya sudah bersuami literally means "I already have a husband".

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