Indonesian Etymology Reduplication of minta. Pronunciation (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌminta ˈminta/ [ˌmin.t̪a ˈmin.t̪a] Rhymes: -inta Syllabification: min‧ta-min‧ta Verb minta-minta (active meminta-minta, passive diminta-minta) (transitive) to ask or request repeatedly (transitive) to beg (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) (transitive) to beg (to plead with someone for help) Derived terms peminta-minta Further reading “minta-minta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.