mengangkat

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed meng- +‎ angkat. Doublet of mangkat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [məŋˈaŋkat̚]

Verb

mengangkat (passive diangkat)

to raise
Synonyms: menaikan, meninggikan
to remove
Synonym: membawa pergi
to take
to appoint
Synonyms: menunjuk, menetapkan
to adopt
Synonym: mengadopsi
(colloquial) to arrest, to detain
Synonym: menangkap
to answer a telephone; to pick up.

Further reading

“mengangkat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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