menurunkan

Indonesian

lajur khusus menurunkan penumpang ― special line for dropping off passengers

Etymology

From Malay menurunkan, from Classical Malay menurunkan. Equivalent to turun +‎ meng- -kan.

Verb

menurunkan

1. to lower
2. to drop off (to allow passengers to alight)
3. (linguistics) to derive

Malay

Etymology

Combination of meng- +‎ turun +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mənurunkan/
• Rhymes: -ənurunkan, -nurunkan, -urunkan, -runkan, -unkan, -kan, -an
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ənuɣʊnkän, -ɣon-, -ɣo̞n-]

Verb

menurunkan

1. (transitive) to make something go down, to lower

   menurunkan pangkat

   to lower one's position, to demote

2. (transitive) to pass down, to make someone inherit (a trait etc.)

   Synonym: mewariskan

   Mungkinkah bakatnya diturunkan daripada ayahnya?

   Could it be that he inherited his talent from his father?

Further reading

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