memanjakan

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- -kan +‎ manja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məmanˈd͡ʒakan/ [mə.maɲˈd͡ʒa.kan]
• Hyphenation: mê‧man‧ja‧kan

Verb

mêmanjakan

1. to pamper; to coddle; to spoil

Conjugation

Conjugation of manja (meng-, transitive)
Root	manja
	Active	Involuntary / Perfective	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	memanjakan	termanjakan	dimanjakan	manjakan	manjakanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	mempermanjakan	terpermanjakan	dipermanjakan	permanjakan	permanjakanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “memanjakan” 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.