kalahkan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of kalah +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlah.kan/
• Rhymes: -kan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ka‧lah‧kan

Verb

kalahkan (active mengalahkan, passive dikalahkan, perfective passive terkalahkan)

1. (transitive) to defeat (to overcome in battle or contest)

   Synonym: (figuratively) linggis

Further reading

• “mengalahkan” 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.