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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.