menurun

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Affixed meng- +‎ turun, from Malay menurun.

Verb

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

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

Verb

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

  1. to copy
    Synonyms: mencontoh, menyalin

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