cegah

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay cegah. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈɡah/ [t͡ʃəˈɡah] Rhymes: -ah Syllabification: ce‧gah === Verb === cêgah to prevent (immigration) to restrict travelling abroad ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cegah”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈɡah/ [t͡ʃəˈɡah] Rhymes: -ɡah, -ah Hyphenation: ce‧gah === Verb === cegah (Jawi spelling چݢه) to prevent; to deter; to hinder; to stop (to keep something from happening). Synonyms: halang, sekat, elak to forbid; to prohibit. Synonyms: larang, tegah ==== Usage notes ==== In standard, formal Malay, the active affixed form mencegah is much more commonly used in written sentences. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: cegah (inherited) ==== Further reading ==== "cegah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017