nenek

See also: -nének

Betawi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *niniʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne̞.neʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧nek
  • Rhymes: -enek, -nek, -ek

Noun

nenek

  1. grandmother; gramma; granny

Coordinate terms

  • kakek (grandfather)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nenek, from Proto-Malayic *niniʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne̞neʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧nek
  • Rhymes: -enek, -nek, -ek

Noun

nenek (plural nenek-nenek, first-person possessive nenekku, second-person possessive nenekmu, third-person possessive neneknya)

  1. grandmother; gramma; granny

Coordinate terms

  • kakek (grandfather)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *niniʔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nenek/
  • Rhymes: -enek, -nek, -ek
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ne̞nɪʔ, -eʔ, -e̞ʔ]

Noun

nenek (Jawi spelling نينيق, plural nenek-nenek, informal 1st possessive nenekku, 2nd possessive nenekmu, 3rd possessive neneknya)

  1. grandmother

Alternative forms

See also

  • datuk (grandfather)

Further reading

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