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)
- famous; well-known, renowned
- Synonyms: beken, termasyhur, tersohor, ternama, kondang
Further reading
- “terkenal”, 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
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)
- famous
- Synonyms: termasyhur, tersohor, ternama
Descendants
- > Indonesian: terkenal (inherited)
References
- “terkenal”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
- "terkenal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017