-nya

• -nja (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

From Malay -nya, from Proto-Malayic *ña, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a (compare Tagalog niya, Javanese -ne, Madurese -na).^[1]

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɲa/ [ˈɲa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: -nya

-nya

1. third person singular oblique enclitic pronoun
   1. as a possessive adjective

      ibunya ― his mother

   2. as a direct or indirect object

      aku memeluknya ― I hugged him

      kami belum memberitahukannya tentang ini ― we haven't tell her yet about this

   3. as an object of a preposition, with the exception for 'di', 'ke', and sometimes 'dalam' (see the usage notes below)

      aku pinjam pensil ini darinya ― I borrow this pen from him

2. (by extension)
   1. (in some contexts and positions only) used to mark definiteness

      bangunannya indah ― the building is beautiful (literally, “its building (is) beautiful”)

      pakaiannya mana? ― where is the cloth? (literally, “where (is) its cloth?”)

   2. used to mark possessive, especially in some context where it needs to be clear

      bukunya aku ― my book (literally, “book of me”)

      abangnya Dani ― Dani's older brother (literally, “older brother of Dani”)

   3. used to emphasize an adjective

      manisnya permen ini ― how sweet this candy is

   4. uses to nominalize an adjective

      punahnya suatu bahasa ― the extinction of a language (punah means 'extinct')

      lemahnya pemerintah ― the weakness of the government (lemah means 'weak')

   5. (with the passive prefix 'di-') used to nominalize a passive verb

      dibacanya buku ― the reading of the book

   6. (sometimes colloquial in some contexts) uses to nominalize an active verb

      dia nulisnya lama ― the way he writes is slow

      kamu makannya jangan gitu ― you should not eat like that

• This enclitic can also have a plural meaning, especially when referring to objects other than humans.
• The enclitic can be used after dalam if it's used with the meaning "it; its".
• When it is used to emphasize an adjective, the adjective is usually placed in front of the sentence, with the enclitic being stressed in the pronunciation.
• When it is used to nominalize adjectives and verbs, the suffixed results are dependant (can not stand alone).
• As with other enclitic pronouns in the language, it is optional and can be replaced with other terms (depending on the function).

• “-nya” 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.

-nya

1. third person singular dative enclitic

-nya

1. continuative aspect enclitic

   Laku-nggu-nya.

   I am going.

• Marian Klamer (2000) “Continuative Aspect and the Dative Clitic in Kambera”, in Mark Campana, Ileana Paul, Vivianne Phillips, Lisa Travis, editors, Formal Issues in Austronesian Linguistics (Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory; 49), Springer Netherlands, →ISBN, page 58

• -nye, -nyo (pronunciation spelling)

From Proto-Malayic *ña, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a. Compare Tagalog niya.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ɲə/ [ɲə]
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ɲa/ [ɲa]
• Hyphenation: -nya

-nya (Jawi spelling -ڽا)

1. Third person singular oblique enclitic pronoun.
   1. As a possessive adjective.

      ibunya ― his/her mother

   2. As a direct or indirect object

      Aku memeluknya.

      I hugged him/her

      Kami belum memberitahunya tentang ini.

      We haven't told him/her yet about this.

   3. As an object of a preposition, with the exception for 'di', 'ke', and sometimes 'dalam' (see the usage notes below).

      Aku pinjam pensel ini daripadanya.

      I borrowed this pen from him/her.

2. (by extension)
   1. (in some contexts and positions only) Used to mark definiteness.

      Bangunannya lawa.

      The building is beautiful.

      (literally, “its building (is) beautiful”)

   2. Used to mark possessive, especially in some context where it needs to be clear.

      bukunya aku ― my book (literally, “book of me”)

      abangnya Dani ― Dani's older brother (literally, “older brother of Dani”)

   3. Used to emphasize an adjective.

      Manisnya gula-gula ini

      This candy is so sweet.

   4. Used to nominalize an adjective.

      lajunya sebuah kereta ― the speed of a car (laju means 'fast')

      lemahnya kerajaan ― the weakness of the government (lemah means 'weak')

   5. (with the passive prefix 'di-') Used to nominalize a passive verb.

      dibacanya buku ― the reading of the book

• This enclitic can also have a plural meaning, especially when referring to objects other than humans.
• The enclitic can be used after dalam if it's used with the meaning "it; its".
• When it is used to emphasize an adjective, the adjective is usually placed in front of the sentence, with the enclitic being stressed in the pronunciation.
• When it is used to nominalize adjectives and verbs, the suffixed results are dependant (can not stand alone).
• As with other enclitic pronouns in the language, it is optional and can be replaced with other terms (depending on the function).
• When used in reference to God, the enclitic is capitalized as --Nya and separated from the word to which it is attached with a hyphen so that "from Him" where "Him" is in reference to God, would be translated as daripada-Nya instead of as daripadanya.

• Indonesian: -nya
• → Petjo: -nja

• -ku
• -mu
• nya

• “-nya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.