ponakan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ponakan. By surface analysis, apheretic form of keponakan. Doublet of kemenakan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈna.kan/, [poˈna.kan]

Noun

ponakan (plural ponakan-ponakan)

  1. (chiefly Java, colloquial) niece or nephew
    Synonyms: kemenakan, keponakan

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