anakan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Affixed anak (child) +‎ -an, from Malay anakan, from Classical Malay انقن (anakan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anakan (first-person possessive anakanku, second-person possessive anakanmu, third-person possessive anakannya)

  1. (economics, finance) interest
    Synonyms: bunga, renten, riba
  2. young plant or animal
    1. (botany) tiller: a shoot of a plant which springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sapling; a sucker.
    2. young animal, especially for breeding
      anakan burungnestling
  3. (meteorology) tornadic water spout.

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