Patriarkan

Patriarkan is an Indonesian verb used to denote the act of making something patriarchal or imposing patriarchal norms on a person, group, institution, or culture. It is a transitive, causative formation derived from the adjective patriarkal (patriarchal) by adding the suffix -kan.

Linguistic notes indicate that patriarkan operates as a verb that describes an action or process rather than a static condition. It is most likely to appear in sociopolitical commentary, feminist discourse, and academic writing when discussing how policies, practices, or cultural norms become or are maintained as male-dominated. The term helps articulate assessments of power dynamics within families, workplaces, governments, media, and other social structures.

Etymology traces patriarkan to patriarkal, which itself comes from the broader patriarchal concept found in many languages, with roots in Greek via Latin and European languages. The Indonesian form demonstrates how indigenous affixes can adapt international terms into functional vocabulary for analysis and critique.

Usage and reception vary by region, register, and author. Patriakakan is a relatively specialized or neologistic term and may not be as common in everyday speech as related words like patriarkal or patriarki. In dictionaries, it may be described as a derived verb used in analytical or argumentative contexts rather than in casual conversation.

See also: patriarkal, patriarchy, patriarchal, gender studies, sociolinguistics, Indonesian linguistics.