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Meaning of peng- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
pəŋ-

Definitions

  1. Forms an agent noun characterized by the word stem, similar to English -er:
    morpheme
  2. Derives an actor or instrument which is the agent noun counterpart of a verb with the meng- prefix.
    morpheme
  3. Derives a noun with adjectival characteristics of the base word.
    morpheme

Examples

“peng- + tulis (“to write”) → penulis (“writer”)”
“(compare its verbal counterpart with meng-, menulis (“to write”))”
“peng- + diam (“quiet”) → pendiam (“quiet person”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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