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
- (transitive) to mute, to silence (to cause to become silent)
- Synonym: membisukan
- (transitive) to keep motionless (to bring to a standstill)
- (transitive) to hush up, to do nothing about, to sweep under the rug
- Synonyms: menelantarkan, memetieskan, memperdiarkan
Further reading
- “mendiamkan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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