hendak

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • nak (abbreviation, dialectal, popular in Standard Malay)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hendak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hənˈdaʔ/
  • Rhymes: -daʔ
  • Hyphenation: hên‧dak

Verb

hêndak

  1. (transitive) to want (to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand)
    Synonyms: mau, ingin
  2. (auxiliary) to will (used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person)
    Synonyms: mau, akan

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Probably Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hadek compare to Sundanese arék (“want to”) and Sundanese daék (“able and want”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hən.daʔ]
  • Rhymes: -dak, -ak
  • Hyphenation: hen‧dak

Preposition

hĕndak (Jawi spelling هندق)

  1. to, for
    Synonym: untuk
    duit hendak membayar hutang ― money for paying off debt

Verb

hĕndak (Jawi spelling هندق)

  1. (transitive) to want
    Synonyms: hendakkan, hendaki, ingin, mahu
    Saya hendak roti dan aiskrim.
    I want bread and ice cream.
  2. (modal auxiliary) will, going to
    Synonyms: akan, mahu
    Dia hendak memanjat pokok itu.
    He is going to climb that tree.

Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as nak in casual contexts (e.g. conversations).

Derived terms

  • berkehendak (“to wish, to hope”)
  • berkehendakkan (“to need”)
  • hendaki
  • hendakkan
  • hendaklah (“must”)
  • hendaknya
  • hendakpun
  • kehendak (“wish”)
  • kehendaki (“to want; to need”)
  • sekehendak (“as one wishes”)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: hendak

Further reading

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