mencairkan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of cair + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /mənt͡ʃaˈirkan/ [məɲ.t͡ʃaˈir.kan]
- Rhymes: -irkan
- Syllabification: men‧cair‧kan
Verb
mencairkan (active mencairkan, passive dicairkan, imperative cairkan, emphatic-jussive cairkanlah)
- to liquefy
- to melt, to melt down
- to dissolve
- Synonym: melarutkan
- to dilute, to water down.
- Synonym: mengencerkan
- to cash
- to disburse
- to thaw.
- to release.
- to appease, to mollify, to soothe
- to lift (of suspension).
Further reading
- “mencairkan” 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.