menak

See also: ménak and menāk

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese ᮙᮦᮔᮊ᮪ (ménak, “nobility”) (compare Javanese ꦩꦺꦤꦏ꧀ (ménak, “obsolete title for a nobleman”, literally “comfortable”), Balinese ᬫᬾᬦᬓ᭄ (ménak, “pleasant person; nobility”)), from Old Javanese menak (“nobleman”). By surface analysis, meng- +‎ enak (“delicious; comfortable, pleasant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.nak/
• Rhymes: -nak
• Hyphenation: me‧nak

Noun

menak (plural menak-menak)

1. noble, nobleman

   Synonyms: bangsawan, ningrat, priayi

Further reading

• “menak” 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.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed (m)aN- +‎ inak (“well-being, peace, ease, enjoyment, satisfaction, easy (smooth, untroubled) course”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menak/

Adjective

menak

1. at ease, relieved, satisfied
2. easy, smooth, untroubled
3. pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, convenient, preferable

Alternative forms

• enak

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦺꦤꦏ꧀ (ménak, “comfortable”)

Noun

menak

1. noble, nobleman

Derived terms

• amenak

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦺꦤꦏ꧀ (ménak, “obsolete title for a nobleman”)
• → Balinese: ᬫᬾᬦᬓ᭄ (ménak, “pleasant person; nobility”)
• → Sundanese: ᮙᮦᮔᮊ᮪ (ménak, “nobility”)

Further reading

• "menak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.