mendiamkan
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay mendiamkan, from Classical Malay mendiamkan. Equivalent to diam + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmendiamkan
- (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
editFurther 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 of Indonesia, 2016.
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms circumfixed with meng- -kan
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- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian verbs
- Indonesian transitive verbs