bayangkan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bayangkan. Equivalent to bayang +‎ -kan.

Verb

bayangkan (active membayangkan, passive dibayangkan)

  1. (transitive) to imagine
    • 2017, SimulasiKredit:
      Sulit dibayangkan alasan mengapa selembar kertas bisa dianggap memiliki nilai yang sama dengan seekor kambing, misalnya, atau sebuah layar televisi.
      It's hard to imagine the reason why a piece of paper could be considered to have the same value as a goat, for example, or a television screen.
  2. (transitive) to fantasize
    Synonym: mengkhayalkan

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Affixation of bayang +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba.jaŋ.kan]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧yang‧kan

Verb

bayangkan (Jawi spelling بايڠکن, active membayangkan, 3rd person passive dibayangkan)

  1. to imagine (form a mental image of something)
    Synonym: imaginasikan
  2. to imply
  3. to reflect (give evidence of something)
    Synonym: cerminkan

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