genang
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: ge‧nang
Root
genang
- stagnate (water)
Derived terms
- bergenang
- digenang
- genangan
- genangkan
- kegenangan
- menggenang
- menggenangi
- penggenangan
- tergenang
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: ge‧nang
Noun
genang (uncountable)
Further reading
- “genang”, 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
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
- Hyphenation: ge‧nang
Noun
genang (Jawi spelling ݢنڠ, plural genang-genang or genang2)
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)
- to fill up to the brim, to flood, to inundate
- to irrigate (of a paddy field)
- (figurative) to tear up, to be overwhelmed with emotion and start crying
- Synonym: sebak
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Affixations
- bergenang
- bergenang-genang
- digenangi
- genangan
- kegenangan
- menggenang
- menggenangi
- tergenang
References
- ^ Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “gĕnang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 349
- ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “ݢنڠ gĕnang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 586
Further reading
- "genang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017