manusiakan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of manusia +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.nu.siˈa.kan/
• Rhymes: -akan, -kan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧si‧a‧kan

Verb

manusiakan (active memanusiakan, passive dimanusiakan, perfective passive termanusiakan)

1. (transitive) to humanize
   1. to make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human
   2. to make sympathetic or relatable

Further reading

• “manusiakan” 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.