Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aŋkat, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اڠکت (Rumi spelling angkat, used in the form مڠڠکت)

  1. to lift (to raise)
  2. to adopt (To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)