mengartikan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of arti +‎ meng- -kan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.ŋarˈti.kan/
  • Hyphenation: mê‧ngar‧ti‧kan

Verb

mengartikan (active mengartikan, passive diartikan, imperative artikan, emphatic-jussive artikanlah)

  1. (transitive) to interpret
    Synonyms: menginterpretasikan, menafsirkan
    1. to decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation
    2. to explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.

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