lestarikan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of lestari +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lestarikan/, /ləs-/
  • Hyphenation: lés‧ta‧ri‧kan, les-
• Rhymes: -kan, -an

Verb

lestarikan (Jawi spelling لستاريکن)

1. (transitive) To preserve.

   Synonyms: pulihara, kekalkan

   Susah melestarikan hutan dengan polisi kini.

   It's hard to preserve forests with the current policies.

Related terms

• dilestarikan
• melestarikan
• pelestarian

 

Further reading

• “melestarikan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.