Memontang-mantingkan
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
arkais
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
To cause something to be scattered or in disarray, and to force someone or something to flee in a panicked, helter-skelter manner.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the base word pontang-manting, describing a state of chaos or disarray.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication