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