keenakan

Indonesian

Etymology

enak +‎ ke- -an

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəɛˈnakan/ [kə.ɛˈna.kan]
• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: ke‧e‧na‧kan

Noun

kêènakan

1. delicacy, deliciousness
2. pleasantness, comfort
3. (figurative) pleasure (sexual enjoyment)

Adjective

kêènakan (informal)

1. too delicious
2. too comfortable or pleasant
3. (figurative, of sexual enjoyment) too good

Verb

kêènakan

1. (intransitive, figurative, informal, usually of a bad habit) to get used, used to
2. (intransitive, figurative, informal, of sexual enjoyment) to feel too good, to enjoy too much

Further reading

• “keenakan” 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.