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Indonesian
Etymology
From
telantar + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: me‧ne‧lan‧tar‧kan
Verb
menelantarkan
- (transitive) to abandon, to desert (to cease to support or look after someone)
- (transitive) to neglect, to put aside (to fail to care for or attend to something)
- Synonyms: membengkalaikan, mengalpakan
Usage notes
Although terlantar is commonly used by speakers, the affixing of the word as menterlantarkan is very rare in practice. This anomaly occurs due to some speakers' lack of knowledge in distinguishing between affixed words and base words.
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