menyambung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • nyambung (colloquial)

Etymology

From meng +‎ sambung.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈɲambuŋ/ [məˈɲam.bʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ambuŋ
  • Syllabification: me‧nyam‧bung

Verb

mênyambung (basic-imperative sambung, active menyambung, passive disambung)

  1. (transitive) to lengthen
  2. (transitive) to link up
  3. (transitive) to put through, to connect
  4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to make a living, to make a go of
  5. (transitive) to continue, to pick up where it was left off

Derived terms

  • keturunan menyambung
  • menyambung hidup
  • menyambung keturunan
  • menyambung lidah
  • menyambung nyawa
  • menyambung rezeki
  • menyambung tangan
  • menyambung umur

Preposition

mênyambung

  1. in conformance to, in agreement with, persuant to

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

meng- +‎ sambung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məɲam.buŋ/

Verb

menyambung

  1. to continue; to resume.
    Dia menyambung kerjanya selepas makan tengah hari.
    He continued his work after lunch.
  2. to extend; to lengthen.
    Mereka menyambung jalan raya hingga ke kampung.
    They extended the road to the village.
  3. to connect; to join together.
    Tukang itu sedang menyambung dua batang paip.
    The worker is connecting two pipes.

Synonyms

  • meneruskan (sense 1: continue)
  • menghubungkan (sense 3: connect)

Derived terms