hanyut

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hanyut, from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhaɲut/ [ˈha.ɲʊt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -aɲut
  • Syllabification: ha‧nyut

Adjective

hanyut (comparative lebih hanyut, superlative paling hanyut)

  1. to drift, be carried away (by the current), washed away
  2. to go or travel far away, to wander far away
  3. to skip or slide away
  4. to be carried away (by something), to be crazy about

Derived terms

  • berhanyut
  • berhanyut-hanyut
  • dihanyutkan
  • hanyutan
  • menghanyutkan
  • penghanyutan
  • terhanyut

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɲut/ [ˈha.ɲut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -aɲut, -ɲut, -ut
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɲot/ [ˈha.ɲot̪̚] (Johor-Riau)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧nyut

Adjective

hanyut (Jawi spelling هاڽوت)

  1. drift, adrift (floating at random)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: hanyut

Further reading