angkat

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aŋkat, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat.

Verb

angkat

1. to lift (to raise)

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ang‧kat

Verb

angkat

1. to consign
2. to import

Noun

angkat

1. a consignment

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay angkat, from Proto-Malayic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aŋkat, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat.

Verb

angkat

1. to lift (to raise)
2. to adopt (To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)

Further reading

• “angkat” 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.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• اڠکت

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aŋkat, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *aŋkat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋkat/
• Rhymes: -aŋkat, -kat, -at

Verb

angkat (Jawi spelling اڠکت, used in the form mengangkat)

1. to lift (to raise)
2. to adopt (To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen)

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Sundanese

Romanization

angkat

1. Romanization of ᮃᮀᮊᮒ᮪

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkat

Noun

angkat

1. consignment; import (root word)

Derived terms

• mag-angkat