Menghisap

Menghisap is an Indonesian and Malay verb meaning to suck or draw in by applying suction. It covers actions such as inhaling air, drawing liquid toward the mouth, and sucking on objects. The word is formed with the prefix meng- attached to the root hisap, following common Malay- Indonesian word formation patterns.

Common usages include menghisap udara (to inhale air), menghisap rokok (to smoke a cigarette), and menghisap permen (to suck candy). It can describe both human actions and devices that create suction, such as a pump menghisap air from a reservoir, though in technical contexts the verb may be accompanied by more specific terms.

In everyday language, menghisap is neutral and widely understood across Indonesia and Malaysia. In informal speech, it can carry sexual connotations depending on context, so speakers choose phrasing accordingly.

Related terms include hisap (the base verb to suck) and menyedot (to draw in by suction), which can have overlapping meanings in certain contexts. The term appears in dictionaries and language references as part of standard vocabulary for describing sucking, inhalation, and suction.