lantik
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlantik/ [ˈlan̪.t̪ɪk̚]
- Rhymes: -antik
- Syllabification: lan‧tik
Etymology 1
Verb
lantik (active melantik, passive dilantik, imperative lantik, emphatic-jussive lantiklah)
- (transitive) to appoint, inaugurate, induct
Derived terms
- pelantik
- pelantikan
- terlantik
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Minangkabau lantiak.
Adjective
lantik
- (dialectal) synonym of lentik
Further reading
- “lantik” 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
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈlantek/ [ˈlan̪.t̪eʔ]
- Rhymes: -anteʔ, -eʔ
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈlantik/ [ˈlan̪.t̪iʔ]
- Rhymes: -antiʔ, -iʔ
- Hyphenation: lan‧tik
Verb
lantik (Jawi spelling لانتيق)
- to appoint someone to higher status, to investiture
- bagai raja baru dilantik
- bursting with self-importance
- (literally, “like some princeling newly invested”)
Derived terms
Affixations
- dilantik
- lantikan
- melantik
- pelantik
- pelantikan
- terlantik
Descendants
- > Indonesian: lantik (inherited)
Further reading
- “lantik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.