Indonesian

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Etymology

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From besar +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈsar.kan/
  • Rhymes: -kan
  • Hyphenation: bê‧sar‧kan

Verb

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bêsarkan (active membesarkan, passive dibesarkan)

  1. (transitive) to raise; to bring up; to grow (to take care of something from small until it's large)
  2. (transitive) to turn up (to increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light)