takluk

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay takluk, from Arabic تَعَلُّق (taʕalluq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔ.lʊk̚/
• IPA^(key): (more common) /ˈta.klʊk̚/
• Hyphenation: tak‧luk

Verb

takluk (active menakluk, passive ditakluk)

1. (intransitive, not conjugated) to surrender; to yield (to give up into the power, control, or possession of another)
2. (transitive) to conquer
   1. To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
   2. To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
   3. To overcome an abstract obstacle.

Derived terms

• penakluk
• penaklukan
• taklukan
• taklukkan

 

References

• “takluk” 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.