terkenal

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay terkenal, from Classical Malay terkenal. Equivalent to ter- +‎ kenal (to be acquainted).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tərkəˈnal/ [t̪ər.kəˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ter‧ke‧nal

Adjective

terkenal (comparative lebih terkenal, superlative paling terkenal)

  1. famous; well-known, renowned
    Synonyms: beken, termasyhur, tersohor, ternama, kondang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ter +‎ kenal (to be acquainted).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /tərkəˈnal/ [t̪ər.kəˈnal]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /tə(r)kəˈnal/ [t̪ə(r).kəˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -nal, -al
  • Hyphenation: ter‧ke‧nal

Adjective

terkenal (Jawi spelling ترکنل, comparative lebih terkenal, superlative paling terkenal)

  1. famous
    Synonyms: termasyhur, tersohor, ternama

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: terkenal (inherited)

References

Further reading