konyan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 過年／过年 (ko-ngiàn, “to spend (celebrate) the Chinese New Year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoɲan]
• Hyphenation: ko‧nyan

Noun

konyan (first-person possessive konyanku, second-person possessive konyanmu, third-person possessive konyannya)

1. (colloquial) Chinese New Year ceremony.

   Synonyms: imlek, sincia

Further reading

• “konyan” 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.