memuaskan
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay memuaskan. By surface analysis, puas + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məmuˈaskan/ [mə.muˈas.kan]
- Rhymes: -askan
- Syllabification: me‧mu‧as‧kan
Adjective
memuaskan (comparative lebih memuaskan, superlative paling memuaskan)
Verb
memuaskan
- (transitive) to satisfy
Further reading
- “memuaskan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of puas + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /məˈmwaskan/ [məˈmwas.kan]
- Rhymes: -askan, -an
- Hyphenation: me‧muas‧kan
Adjective
memuaskan (Jawi spelling ممواسکن)
- satisfactory; satisfying[1]
- Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
- Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
Verb
memuaskan (Jawi spelling ممواسکن) (transitive)
- Formal active of puaskan (“to satisfy”)[1]
- Near-synonyms: menyenangkan, menyukakan
- To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone).
- To provide what is wanted or required for (something).
Descendants
- > Indonesian: memuaskan (inherited)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “memuaskan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- “memuaskan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017