anai-anai
See also: ánai
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay anai-anai, from Classical Malay اناي-اناي (anai-anai), اناي٢ (anai2), from Proto-Malayic *anay-anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anai-anai (first-person possessive anai-anaiku, second-person possessive anai-anaimu, third-person possessive anai-anainya)
- termite
- Synonyms: rayap, semut putih
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *anay-anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anai-anai (plural anai-anai, informal 1st possessive anai-anaiku, 2nd possessive anai-anaimu, 3rd possessive anai-anainya)
- termite (insect)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: anai-anai
References edit
- "anai-anai" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “anai-anai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.