mengoperasikan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed operasi +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məŋopəraˈsikan]
• Hyphenation: mêng‧opê‧ra‧si‧kan

Verb

mêngopêrasikan (active mengoperasikan, passive dioperasikan)

1. to operate:
   1. to perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

      Synonym: mengaryakan

   2. (rare) to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

      Synonyms: membedahkan, membedelkan, mengoperasi

Further reading

• “mengoperasikan” 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.