nyaman

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nyaman, from Classical Malay [script needed] (nyaman), from Old Malay [script needed] (ñaman), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñaman (“tasty, delicious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲa.man/, [ˈɲa.man]
• Rhymes: -man, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: nya‧man

Adjective

nyaman

1. fresh, invigorating

   Synonyms: segar, sejuk

2. healthy

   Synonym: sehat

3. delicious, tasty.

   Synonyms: enak, sedap

4. pleasant, comfortable.

   Synonym: enak

   Synonym: selesa (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• dinyamankan
• kenyamanan
• ketidaknyamanan
• menyamankan

• zona nyaman

Further reading

• “nyaman” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñaman (“tasty, delicious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaman/ [ˈɲa.man]
• Rhymes: -aman, -man, -an
• Hyphenation: nya‧man

Adjective

nyaman (Jawi spelling ڽامن)

1. healthy, fit

   Synonyms: sihat, cergas, segar

   Tubuh nyaman

   Healthy body

2. good (food, air, music etc.):

   Synonym: sedap

   Makanan nyaman

   Tasty food

   Lagu nyaman

   Good song

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyamanan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• nyamanan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kenyamanan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• pernyaman [causative passive] (peR-)
• mempernyaman [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• dipernyaman [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
• nyamankan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• menyamankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dinyamankan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: nyaman (inherited)

Further reading

• “nyaman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary -*ñaman