rakan

See also: räkan and råkan

English

Etymology

From Japanese 羅漢 (rakan).

Noun

rakan (plural rakans)

  1. (Buddhism) A Japanese arhat.

Finnish

Noun

rakan

  1. genitive singular of rakka

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Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Tamil ராகம் (rākam) and Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrakan/ [ˈra.kan]
  • Rhymes: -akan, -kan, -an

Noun

rakan (Jawi spelling راکن, plural rakan-rakan)

  1. friend (person whose company one enjoys)
    Synonyms: handai, kawan, taulan, teman, sahabat

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • rakanan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • rakan kongsi
  • rakan masjid
  • rakan niaga
  • rakan sejawatan
  • rakan sekerja
  • rakan sepermainan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: rakan

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

rakan

  1. definite singular of raka

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