pulaukan

Indonesian

Etymology

From pulau +‎ -kan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈlau̯.kan/
• Rhymes: -au̯kan, -kan
• Hyphenation: pu‧lau‧kan

Verb

pulaukan (active memulaukan, passive dipulaukan, perfective passive terpulaukan) (transitive, obsolete)

1. to abandon

   Synonym: telantarkan

   1. to desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue
   2. to leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility
2. to boycott (to abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest)

   Synonym: boikot