mendiamkan

Indonesian

Etymology

From circumfix form meng- + diam + -kan, constructed from prefix and suffix meng- + diam + -kan. Prefix meng- before initials of /d/ and /t/ will cause fusion with transformation of meng- into men- and sometimes elision of initial /t/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məndiamkan/
  • Hyphenation: men‧di‧am‧kan

Verb

mendiamkan

  1. (transitive) to mute, to silence (to cause to become silent)
    Synonym: membisukan
  2. (transitive) to keep motionless (to bring to a standstill)
  3. (transitive) to hush up, to do nothing about, to sweep under the rug
    Synonyms: menelantarkan, memetieskan, memperdiarkan
  • berdiam
  • diam
  • diam-diam
  • kependiaman
  • pendiam
  • pendiaman
  • terdiam

Further reading

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