menurun

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Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /məˈnurʊn/
  • Hyphenation: mê‧nu‧run

Etymology 1[edit]

Affixed meng- +‎ turun, from Malay menurun.

Verb[edit]

mênurun (base-imperative turun, active menurun, imperative causative turunkan)

  1. (intransitive) to descend
  2. (intransitive) to decrease
  3. (transitive) to be hereditary, to inherit
  4. (figurative, intransitive) to decline: to become weaker or worse.

Etymology 2[edit]

Affixed meng- +‎ turun, from Javanese ꦤꦸꦫꦸꦤ꧀ (nurun, to copy).

Verb[edit]

mênurun (base-imperative turun, active menurun, passive diturun, imperative causative turunkan)

  1. to copy
    Synonyms: mencontoh, menyalin

Further reading[edit]