kangen

Balinese

Etymology

borrowed from Old Javanese kāṅĕn. By surface analysis, angen +‎ ka-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈka.ŋən]

Adjective

kangen (Balinese script ᬓᬗᭂᬦ᭄)

  1. (andap) desirous, feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.

Finnish

Noun

kangen

  1. genitive singular of kanki

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (kangen). Cognate to Balinese kangen. By surface analysis, ke- +‎ angan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkaŋən/ [ˈka.ŋən]
  • Rhymes: -aŋən
  • Syllabification: ka‧ngen

Adjective

kangên (comparative lebih kangen, superlative paling kangen)

  1. (colloquial) desirous, feeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain
    Synonym: rindu

Derived terms

  • kangen-kangenan
  • mengangeni

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kangen

  1. romanization of ꦏꦔꦼꦤ꧀