ambil alih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ambil +‎ alih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌambil ˈalih/ [ˌam.bɪl ˈa.lɪh]
• Rhymes: -alih
• Syllabification: am‧bil a‧lih

Verb

ambil alih (active mengambil alih, reflexive passive terambil alih, ordinary passive diambil alih, imperative ambil alih, emphatic-jussive ambil alihlah)

1. to receive something from someone (to work on later, to continue, etc.); to take over

Derived terms

• mengambil alih
• pengambil alih
• pengambilalihan

Further reading

• “ambil alih”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016