jenaka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jenaka.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnaka/ [d͡ʒəˈna.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: je‧na‧ka

Noun

jênaka (plural jenaka-jenaka)

  1. joke
    Synonyms: candaan, lawakan, lelucon

Adjective

jênaka (comparative lebih jenaka, superlative paling jenaka)

  1. funny
    Synonym: lucu

Derived terms

  • (intransitive) berjenaka (“to be funny; to joke”)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnaka/ [d͡ʒəˈna.ka]
    • Rhymes: -aka, -a
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnakə/ [d͡ʒəˈna.kə]
    • Rhymes: -akə, -ə

Noun

jenaka (Jawi spelling جناک, plural jenaka-jenaka)

  1. joke
    Synonym: lawak

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jenaka

See also

  • seloroh

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جناك djĕnaka”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 103
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جناک jĕnaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 232
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jĕnaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 608

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.