anak-anak

Reduplication of anak.

• Hyphenation: a‧nak‧a‧nak

anak-anak

1. an adoptee; an adopted son or daughter
2. a foster child

anak-anak

1. stepchild

anák-ának

1. adopted child, foster child

From Malay anak-anak, from Classical Malay انق-انق (anak-anak), انق٢ (anak2). Equivalent to reduplication of anak (“child”).

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌanak ˈanak/ [ˌa.nak̚ ˈa.nak̚]
    • Rhymes: -anak
  • IPA^(key): /ˌanaʔ ˈanaʔ/ [ˌa.naʔ ˈa.naʔ]
    • Rhymes: -anaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧nak-a‧nak

anak-anak

1. plural of anak
2. child
3. (colloquial) subordinate

   Synonym: anak buah

• kanak-kanak

• “anak-anak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• IPA^(key): /ˈanək ˈanək/ [ˈäː.nək ˈäː.nək]

anak-anak

1. plural of anak

• kaanak-anak

From the reduplication of anak, the plural of anak (“child”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌanak ˈanak/ [ˌa.naʔ ˈa.naʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧nak-a‧nak
• Rhymes: -anaʔ, -naʔ, -aʔ

anak-anak

1. plural of anak; children.

   Anak-anak itu sedang bermain di taman. ― The children are playing in the park.

   Pendidikan adalah penting untuk semua anak-anak. ― Education is important for all children.

• While anak-anak is the formal plural, in colloquial Malay the singular form anak is often used, especially when the quantity is specified by a number (e.g., Dia ada tiga orang anak for "He has three children"). The reduplicated form is used to emphasize the plurality or generality.

• anak-anaknya

• anak
• beranak
• kanak-kanak
• peranakan

• "anak-anak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017