menjerit-jerit

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ jerit with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mênjêrit-jêrit

1. (intransitive) to scream repeatedly

   Synonym: jejeritan

Further reading

• “menjerit-jerit”, 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