mengamankan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed aman +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məŋaˈmankan/ [mə.ŋaˈman.kan]
  • Rhymes: -ankan
  • Syllabification: me‧nga‧man‧kan

Verb

mêngamankan (active mengamankan, ordinary passive diamankan, adversative passive teramankan)

  1. to secure (To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect)
    • 1938, Kartini, translated by Armijn Pane, Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang, Balai Poestaka, page 164:
      Kepertjajaan itoelah jang menatang kami dan mengamankan dan mendamaikan hati kami.
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  2. (law enforcement) to arrest; to seize
    • 2024 October 28, Guntur Irianto, “Operasi Tumpas Narkoba Semeru 2024, Amankan 16,8 Kilogram Sabu dan 83 Tersangka”, in radarsurabaya.id‎[1] (news), retrieved 6 November 2024:
      Operasi Tumpas Narkoba Semeru 2024 yang dilaksanakan 11-22 September lalu berhasil mengamankan 16, 819 kilogram sabu-sabu (SS) dan 3,7 kilogram ganja.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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