ponakan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ponakan. Doublet of kemenakan and keponakan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈnakan/, [poˈna.kan]

Noun

ponakan (first-person possessive ponakanku, second-person possessive ponakanmu, third-person possessive ponakannya)

1. (chiefly Java) niece or nephew

   Synonyms: kemenakan, keponakan

Further reading

• “ponakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.