nyanyahoanan

Sundanese

Etymology

Partial reduplication (rajékan dwipurwa) of nyaho (to know) with -an suffix + -an

Verb

nyanyahoanan

  1. to play smart (obnoxiously pretend to be knowledgeable), to be a smartass
    Mun teu nyaho mah tong sok nyanyahoanan
    If you don't know [about it], then don't be a smartass