handak

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay hendak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hanˈdaʔ/
• Hyphenation: han‧dak

Verb

handak

1. (transitive) to want (to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand)
2. (auxiliary) to will (used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhandak/ [ˈhan.dak̚]
• Rhymes: -andak
• Syllabification: han‧dak

Noun

handak (plural handak-handak)

1. (law enforcement) Acronym of bahan peledak (“explosive”).

Further reading

• “handak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hanˈdak/ [hɐn̪ˈd̪ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: han‧dak

Adjective

handák (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

1. lascivious; carnal; lewd; lustful

   Synonyms: handarak, balihanda, hitad, kiri, landi, pulandit, handalapak

2. flirtatious; inclined to flirt

   Synonyms: landi, kiri, hitad

3. greedy

   Synonyms: masakim, sakim, masiba, matakaw