menjerit

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ jerit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məɲ.d͡ʒəˈrɪt̚/
• Rhymes: -rɪt̚, -ɪt̚, -t̚
• Hyphenation: mên‧jê‧rit

Verb

mênjêrit

1. (intransitive) to scream (to cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain)

   Synonym: berteriak

Further reading

• “menjerit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016