engké
Sundanese
Alternative forms
- engkin — Sukabumi(polite)
Etymology
From earlier mengké, from Old Sundanese maṅke (“now”), from Old Javanese maṅke (“thus; now; soon; shortly”). Cognate with Javanese ꦩꦁꦏꦺ (mangké).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ʔ)əŋˈkɛ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: eng‧ké
Adverb
engké (Sundanese script ᮈᮀᮊᮦ)
Derived terms
- diengké-engké
- engké heula
- engkéna
- kumaha engké
- ngengkékeun
Further reading
- "ĔNGKE", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij