inginkan

Indonesian

Etymology

From ingin +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈŋin.kan/
• Rhymes: -inkan, -kan
• Hyphenation: i‧ngin‧kan

Verb

inginkan (active menginginkan, passive diinginkan, perfective passive teringinkan)

1. (transitive) to want (to wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with)

   Anda adalah orang yang kami inginkan untuk pekerjaan ini.

   You are the person we want for this job.

Synonyms

• (all senses): ingini, hendaki, (uncommon) maukan, (uncommon) maui

Further reading

• “menginginkan” 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.