handhaven

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch hanthaven, from Middle High German hanthaben, itself a calque from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manūteneō. Likely based also on Middle Dutch handhave (“handle”). Cognate with German handhaben. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑntˌɦaː.və(n)/ Hyphenation: hand‧ha‧ven === Verb === handhaven (transitive) to enforce, to maintain, to uphold (transitive) to persevere with, to persist with/in (reflexive) to remain in charge, to remain in place ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== handhaver handhaving ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: handhaaf → Indonesian: penegakan (semantic loan)