melangut

Malay

melangut

Etymology

Affixation of me- +‎ langut.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mə.laŋut/

Verb

melangut (Jawi spelling ملاڠوت)

1. to look or stare up; to raise one’s head upward.

   Dia melangut memerhati burung terbang di langit. ― He looked up watching the birds fly in the sky.

2. (figuratively) to be lost in thought while gazing upward.

   Dia melangut lama, termenung memikirkan masa depan. ― He stared blankly upward, lost in thought about the future.

Synonyms

• dongak
• tengadah