maukan

Indonesian

Etymology

From mau +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈukan/ [maˈu.kan]
• Rhymes: -ukan
• Syllabification: mau‧kan

Verb

maukan (active memaukan, passive dimaukan)

1. (transitive, uncommon) to want (to wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with)

   Synonyms: inginkan, ingini, (uncommon) maui

2. (transitive, uncommon) to make or to cause to want

   Synonym: peringin

Further reading

• “maukan”, 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