mendiamkan

Indonesian

Etymology

From circumfix form (deprecated template usage) meng- +‎ diam +‎ -kan, constructed from prefix and suffix meng- +‎ diam +‎ -kan. Prefix meng- before initials of /d/ and /t/ will cause fusion with transformation of meng- into men- and sometimes elision of initial /t/.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

Related terms

• berdiam
• diam
• diam-diam
• kependiaman
• pendiam
• pendiaman
• terdiam

 

Further reading

• “mendiamkan” 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.