mendiamkan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay mendiamkan, from Classical Malay mendiamkan. Equivalent to diam + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
mendiamkan
- (transitive) to mute, to silence (to cause to become silent)
- Synonym: membisukan
- (transitive) to keep motionless (to bring to a standstill)
- (transitive) to hush up, to do nothing about, to sweep under the rug
- Synonyms: menelantarkan, memetieskan, memperdiarkan
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “mendiamkan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.