Indonesian

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Etymology

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From pulau +‎ -kan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pulaukan (active memulaukan, passive dipulaukan, perfective passive terpulaukan) (transitive, obsolete)

  1. to abandon
    Synonym: telantarkan
    1. to desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue
    2. to leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility
  2. to boycott (to abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest)
    Synonym: boikot