hendak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay hendak, from Old Malay həndak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hənˈdak̚/
• Hyphenation: hên‧dak

Verb

hêndak

1. want

   Synonym: mau

2. will

   Synonym: akan

Alternative forms

• nak

Derived terms

• berkehendak
• kehendak
• menghendaki
• sekehendak

 

• hendak akan
• hendak kan

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Old Malay həndak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /hən.daʔ̚/
• Rhymes: -əndaʔ, -aʔ

Verb

hĕndak

1. to wish, to intend, to want
2. (modal auxiliary) will, shall, must

Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as nak in casual contexts (e.g conversations).

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• hendakkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• kehendaki [intensity + causative (locative) benefactive] (ke- + -i)
• kehendak [passive] (ke-)
• berkehendak [passive + stative / habitual] (ke- + beR-)
• menghendaki [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hendak

Further reading

• “hendak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.