Meaning of peng- | Babel Free
pəŋ-Definitions
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Forms an agent noun characterized by the word stem, similar to English -er: morpheme
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Derives an actor or instrument which is the agent noun counterpart of a verb with the meng- prefix. morpheme
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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