abaikan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay abaikan, equivalent to abai +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈbai̯kan/ [aˈbai̯.kan]
• Rhymes: -ai̯kan
• Syllabification: a‧bai‧kan

Verb

abaikan (active mengabaikan, passive diabaikan)

1. (transitive) to ignore
2. (transitive) to overlook (to fail to notice)

   Synonym: pandang rendah

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of abai (“neglectful”) +‎ kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bai̯.kan]

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• Hyphenation: a‧bai‧kan

Verb

abaikan (Jawi spelling ابايکن, formal active mengabaikan, 3rd person passive diabaikan)

1. (transitive) to neglect

   Synonyms: cuaikan, lalaikan

2. (transitive) to ignore
3. (transitive) to waste

   Synonym: sia-siakan

Descendants

• Indonesian: abaikan

References

• “abaikan” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 2.
• “mengabaikan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017