mendiamkan

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay mendiamkan, from Classical Malay mendiamkan. Equivalent to diam +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /məndiamkan/
  • Hyphenation: men‧di‧am‧kan

Verb[edit]

mendiamkan

  1. (transitive) to mute, to silence (to cause to become silent)
    Synonym: membisukan
  2. (transitive) to keep motionless (to bring to a standstill)
  3. (transitive) to hush up, to do nothing about, to sweep under the rug
    Synonyms: menelantarkan, memetieskan, memperdiarkan

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