matikan

Finnish

Noun

matikan

1. genitive singular of matikka

Anagrams

• namikat, nikamat

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of mati +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈti.kan/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ti‧kan
• Rhymes: -kan, -an, -n

Verb

matikan (active mematikan, passive dimatikan, perfective passive termatikan)

1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to kill

   Synonym: bunuh

   1. to put to death; to extinguish the life of

      Dia mematikan harimau itu dengan parangnya.

      He killed the tiger with his machete.

   2. (figuratively, hyperbolic) to overpower, overwhelm, or defeat

      Perusahaan asing itu mematikan banyak usaha setempat di sini.

      The foreign company killed many local businesses here.

2. (transitive) to turn off (to power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.))

   Bolehkah kau matikan lampu kamar?

   Can you turn off the room lights?

3. (transitive) to shut down (to turn off or stop)

   Matikan laptopnya setelah kau pakai.

   Shut down the laptop after you use it.

Further reading

• “matikan” 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.