melindungi

Indonesian

Etymology

lindung +‎ meng- -i.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məlinˈduŋi/ [mə.linˈduŋ.i]
• Rhymes: -uŋi
• Syllabification: me‧lin‧dung‧i

Verb

melindungi

1. to protect

Conjugation

Conjugation of lindung (meng-, intransitive)

root	lindung
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	melindungi	terlindungi	dilindungi	lindungi	lindungilah
causative / applicative1	melindungkan	terlindungkan	dilindungkan	lindungkan	lindungkanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	–	–	–	–	–

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “melindungi” 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.