menggerek

Malay

Etymology

meng- +‎ gerek (“bore”)

Pronunciation

(Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /məŋ.ɡe.reʔ/

Verb

menggérék (Jawi spelling مڠݢيريق‎)

(transitive) to bore
1975, Ensaiklopedia Dualiran, Bahasa Malaysia & Inggeris, Volume 4‎, Preston, page 763:
Untuk berbuat demikian pembuat berus boleh menggerek lubang-lubang pada lengannya dan kemudian melekatkan gentian di dalam lubang-lubang itu.
To do so, the brush-maker may bore holes in the arm and thence stick fibres inside those holes.

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