menurun

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈnurʊn/
Hyphenation: mê‧nu‧run

Etymology 1

Affixed meng- +‎ turun, from Malay menurun.

Verb

mênurun (base-imperative turun, active menurun, imperative causative turunkan)

(intransitive) to descend
(intransitive) to decrease
(transitive) to be hereditary, to inherit
(figurative, intransitive) to decline: to become weaker or worse.

Etymology 2

Affixed meng- +‎ turun, from Javanese ꦤꦸꦫꦸꦤ꧀ (nurun, “to copy”).

Verb

mênurun (base-imperative turun, active menurun, passive diturun, imperative causative turunkan)

to copy
Synonyms: mencontoh, menyalin

Further reading

“menurun” 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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