mengemasi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məɲəmasi/
• Hyphenation: mê‧ngê‧ma‧si

Etymology 1

kemas (“tidy; neat”) +‎ meng- -i.

Verb

mengemasi (transitive)

1. to pack (put things together in a limited space, especially for storage or transport)
2. to clean up, to tidy up

Etymology 2

emas (“gold”) +‎ meng- -i.

Verb

mengemasi (transitive)

1. to plate (cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of gold)
2. (figurative) to bribe

   Synonyms: menyogok, menyuap

Further reading

• “mengemasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.