sanak

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese sānak (brother, sister, relative; with his brother(s)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.nak/
  • Rhymes: -anak
  • Hyphenation: sa‧nak

Noun

sanak (Balinese script ᬲᬵᬦᬓ᭄ or ᬲᬦᬓ᭄)

  1. family, relatives

Further reading

  • sanak” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as se- +‎ anak, inherited from Malay sanak, from Old Javanese sānak (brother, sister, relative; with his brother(s)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.naʔ/
  • Rhymes: -naʔ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧nak

Noun

sanak (plural sanak-sanak)

  1. family
    Synonym: keluarga
  2. relative
    Synonym: saudara

Derived terms

  • bersanak
  • menyanak

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

sanak

  1. romanization of ꦱꦤꦏ꧀

Tetum

Etymology

From *sana-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋa. Compare Tagalog sanga.

Noun

sanak

  1. branch