membungkamBahasa Indonesia

gag, choke, silence, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute

Less common #16,688 of the corpus · 2.9 per million words · 12,308 occurrences

From bungkam (meN-) · less common, #16,596

Noun

A deaf person who is unable to speak

English: mute, deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person

Bahasa: terdiam, membisu

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Verb

Cause to be quiet or not talk

English: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up

Bahasa: masih, senyap, mendiamkan, menyengapkan

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5 more verb senses

Keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

English: silence

Bahasa: menyengapkan

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Be too tight, rub or press

English: choke, gag, fret

Bahasa: tersedak, mencekik, menyengapkan

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Word family of bungkam

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