menurunkan

Indonesian

lajur khusus menurunkan penumpangspecial line for dropping off passengers

Etymology

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

Verb

menurunkan

  1. to lower
  2. to drop off (to allow passengers to alight)
  3. (linguistics) to derive

Malay

Etymology

Combination of meng- + turun + -kan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mənurunkan/
  • Rhymes: -ənurunkan, -nurunkan, -urunkan, -runkan, -unkan, -kan, -an
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ənuɣʊnkän, -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?

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.