berengsek

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === brengsek (common, colloquial) === Etymology === Possibly from Javanese [Term?]. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈrɛŋsɛk/ [bəˈreŋ.sɛk̚] Rhymes: -ɛŋsɛk Syllabification: be‧reng‧sek === Adjective === berengsek (comparative lebih berengsek, superlative paling berengsek) ill-bred, malicious, mean, nasty, rude, wicked. arbitrary, high-handed, indescribable, outrageous, shocking. lousy, useless. jerk. shoddy. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “berengsek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016