dudukkan

Indonesian

Etymology

duduk +‎ -kan

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /duˈduʔkan/ [duˈduʔ.kan]
  • IPA^(key): /duˈdukkan/ [duˈduk̚.kan]
• Syllabification: du‧duk‧kan

Verb

dudukkan (active mendudukkan, passive didudukkan)

1. (transitive) to seat (to put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm)
2. (transitive) to seat (to provide with a place to sit)
3. (transitive, figurative) to appoint (to equip or assign authoritatively)
4. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to wed (to perform the marriage ceremony for)
5. (transitive, figurative, obsolete) to solve (to find a solution for a problem)