mematikan

Indonesian

Etymology

From mati +‎ meng- -kan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məmaˈtikan/ [mə.maˈt̪i.kan]
• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: me‧ma‧ti‧kan

Verb

mêmatikan (basic-imperative matikan, active mematikan, passive dimatikan, emphatic-jussive matikanlah)

1. (transitive) to kill, to cause to die

   Synonym: membunuh

   Harimau itu dimatikan dengan tonggak.

   That tiger was killed with a stake.

2. (transitive) to turn off

   Matikan kompornya kalau belum masak.

   Turn off the stove if (you) haven't cooked yet.

3. (transitive) to extinguish, put out

   Synonym: memadamkan

   Warga sedang berupaya mematikan api di rumah sana.

   Residents are trying to put out the fire in the house there.

Adjective

mêmatikan (comparative lebih mematikan, superlative paling mematikan or termematikan, equative semematikan)

1. deadly; lethal (can causing death)

Further reading

• “mematikan” 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.

Malay

Verb

mematikan

1. (transitive) to turn off, to shut down, to disable (to put a mechanism, device or system out of operation)

Synonyms

• menyahaktifkan
• mendeaktifkan (obsolete)

Antonyms

• menghidupkan