memang
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- emang (informal)
Etymology
Inherited from Malay memang. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmemaŋ/ [ˈme.maŋ]
- Rhymes: -emaŋ
- Syllabification: me‧mang
Adverb
memang
Derived terms
- memangnya
- sememangnya
Further reading
- “memang”, 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
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmemaŋ/ [ˈme.maŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Adverb
memang (Jawi spelling ميمڠ)
- indeed; in fact; really
- Cayalah aku, memang dia yang duk curi pensel kau tu.
- Trust me, he really is the guy who's been stealing your pencils.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “memang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017