ꦥꦿꦤꦏꦤ꧀

Javanese

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Etymology

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Affixed ꦲꦤꦏ꧀ (anak) +‎ ꦥꦿ- (pra-) +‎ -ꦲꦤ꧀ (-an).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /prʌ.nʌʔ.ˈʌn/
  • Hyphenation: pra‧nak‧an

Noun

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ꦥꦿꦤꦏꦤ꧀ (pranakan) (ngoko)

  1. womb
  2. some type of (something, usually related to botanical and zoology breed)
  3. mixed-origin descent (usually applied to Chinese Javanese and Dutch Javanese)
  4. a type of clothing (usually worn by the Chinese-descent Javanese)

Adjective

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ꦥꦿꦤꦏꦤ꧀ (pranakan) (ngoko)

  1. relating to the Peranakan (its language, customs, etc.)
    the Peranakan community in Java is widely considered as the pure or original form of Peranakan

Descendants

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  • English: pranakan
  • Malay: peranakan
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Further reading

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