Mengabung-ngabung
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
The act of cutting, carving, or severing something into several small pieces repeatedly.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the root word 'abung' which means to cut.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication