mimpi
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Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayic *mimpi, possibly a contraction of Pre-Malayic *mi-impi, which is a derivation from *impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mimpi (Jawi spelling ميمڤي, plural mimpi-mimpi, informal 1st possessive mimpiku, 2nd possessive mimpimu, 3rd possessive mimpinya)
- dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
- dream (visionary scheme; idle fantasy)
- Synonyms: khayalan, angan-angan
Verb
[edit]mimpi (used in the form bermimpi)
- (intransitive) to dream (to see imaginary events while sleeping)
- (intransitive) to dream (to hope, to wish)
- Synonym: impi
Derived terms
[edit]Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bermimpi [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- memimpikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- bermimpikan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
- termimpi [agentless action] (teR-)
- termimpi-mimpi [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
- termimpikan [agentless action + causative benefactive] (teR- + -kan)
- mimpian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- mimpi ngeri (“nightmare”)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: mimpi
Further reading
[edit]- “mimpi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "mimpi" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Categories:
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay 2-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/impi
- Rhymes:Malay/pi
- Rhymes:Malay/i
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay verbs
- Malay intransitive verbs