keponakan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi keponakan. Doublet of kemenakan and ponakan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəpoˈnakan/
• Hyphenation: ke‧po‧nak‧an

Noun

kêponakan (first-person possessive keponakanku, second-person possessive keponakanmu, third-person possessive keponakannya)

1. niece or nephew

   Synonyms: anak belai, kemenakan, ponakan

Further reading

• “keponakan” 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.