genang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay genang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ge‧nang

Root

genang

  1. stagnate (water)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ge‧nang

Noun

genang (uncountable)

  1. good memory

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nang

Noun

genang (Jawi spelling ݢنڠ, plural genang-genang or genang2)

  1. a type of sweetmeat[1]

Usage notes

  • Found in the form genang-genang in the 1901 Wilkinson dictionary.[2]

Verb

genang (Jawi spelling ݢنڠ, active menggenang, third-person passive digenang)

  1. to fill up to the brim, to flood, to inundate
    Synonyms: banjir, sebak
  2. to irrigate (of a paddy field)
  3. (figurative) to tear up, to be overwhelmed with emotion and start crying
    Synonym: sebak

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Affixations

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “gĕnang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 349
  2. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “ݢنڠ gĕnang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 586

Further reading