jenaka

Malay

Etymology

Likely from Sanskrit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.nä.kä/, /d͡ʒə.nä.kə/

Noun

jenaka (Jawi spelling جناک, plural jenaka-jenaka, informal 1st possessive jenakaku, 2nd possessive jenakamu, 3rd possessive jenakanya)

1. joke

   Synonym: lawak

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kejenakaan (“humor”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

See also

• seloroh

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “جناك djĕnaka”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 103
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جناک jĕnaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 232
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jĕnaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 608

Further reading

• “jenaka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.