All wordsmainmempermainkanPlay pronunciation.mempermainkanL4Less commonMeanings1to toy with, exploit, or manipulate someone, their feelings, trust, or a situationVerbExamplesPlay pronunciation.Dia tidak patut mempermainkan perasaan orang lain.B2He should not toy with other people's feelings.Play pronunciation.Syarikat itu dituduh mempermainkan harga pasaran.B2The company was accused of manipulating market prices.Word familymain→mempermainkanmemper-root-kanto toy with, exploit, or manipulate someone, their feelings, trust, or a situationOther family formsbermainber-to playpemainpe-player; a person who plays a game or sportmainan-antoy; playthingmainkan-kanto play somethingdimainkandi-root-kanto be played (of songs, videos)memainkanmeN-root-kanto play somethingpermainanpeR-root-angame; play; a structured activity for fun or competition