mengemasi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məɲəmasi/
Hyphenation: mê‧ngê‧ma‧si

Etymology 1

meng- +‎ kemas (“tidy; neat”) +‎ -i.

Verb

mengemasi (transitive)

to pack (put things together in a limited space, especially for storage or transport)
to clean up, to tidy up

Etymology 2

meng- +‎ emas (“gold”) +‎ -i.

Verb

mengemasi (transitive)

to plate (cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of gold)
(figurative) to bribe
Synonyms: menyogok, menyuap

Further reading

“mengemasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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