menurunkan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay menurunkan, from Classical Malay menurunkan. Equivalent to From turun +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mənuˈrunkan/ [mə.nuˈrun.kan]
  • Rhymes: -unkan
  • Syllabification: me‧nu‧run‧kan

Verb

mênurunkan

  1. (active voice, transitive) to lower
  2. (active voice, transitive) to drop off (to allow passengers to alight)
  3. (active voice, transitive, linguistics) to derive

Malay

Etymology

From meng- -kan +‎ turun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mənurunkan/
  • Rhymes: -unkan
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [mənuɣʊnkän, -ɣon-, -ɣo̞n-]

Verb

menurunkan

  1. (transitive) to make something go down, to lower
    menurunkan pangkat
    to lower one's position, to demote
  2. (transitive) to pass down, to make someone inherit (a trait etc.)
    Synonym: mewariskan
    Mungkinkah bakatnya diturunkan daripada ayahnya?
    Could it be that he inherited his talent from his father?

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