mimpi

Malay

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /mim.pi/
  • Rhymes: -impi, -pi, -i

Noun

mimpi (Jawi spelling ميمڤي, plural mimpi-mimpi, informal 1st possessive mimpiku, 2nd possessive mimpimu, 3rd possessive mimpinya)

  1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
  2. dream (visionary scheme; idle fantasy)
    Synonyms: khayalan, angan-angan

Verb

mimpi (used in the form bermimpi)

  1. (intransitive) to dream (to see imaginary events while sleeping)
  2. (intransitive) to dream (to hope, to wish)
    Synonym: impi

Derived terms
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:

Descendants
  • Indonesian: mimpi

Further reading
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