taklukkan

Indonesian

Etymology

takluk +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʔˈlʊk.kan/
• IPA^(key): (more common) /taˈklʊk.kan/
• Rhymes: -kan
• Hyphenation: tak‧luk‧kan

Verb

taklukkan (active menaklukkan, passive ditaklukkan)

1. (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.

Notes

• Sometimes this word is confused with taklukan, which is a noun.