pahamkan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• fahamkan (nonstandard Indonesian, standard Malay)

Etymology

Affixation of paham +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈham.kan/
• Hyphenation: pa‧ham‧kan

Verb

pahamkan (active memahamkan, passive dipahamkan)

1. (transitive) to make understand
2. (transitive, rare) to understand

   Synonym: pahami

   1. to know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend
   2. to be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly
   3. to comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such
   4. to know the intent, motives or character of; to know the causes of or reasons for

Further reading

• “memahamkan” 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.