Mengancak-ancak
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
verb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
To perform a task unseriously, pointlessly, or merely for the sake of playing around without a clear purpose.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the root 'ancak', meaning to do something in an erratic manner.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication