sānak

See also: sanak

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed sa- +‎ anak. Attested in the Old Javanese manuscript of Kakawin Sutasoma dates back to 1365 AD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.nak/
• Rhymes: -nak
• Hyphenation: sā‧nak

Noun

sānak

1. brother, sister, relative; with his brother(s)

Derived terms

• apasānakan
• asasanakan
• asānak
• pasānakan
• sinanakakĕn

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦤꦏ꧀ (sanak, “relative, relation”)
• → Balinese: ᬲᬵᬦᬓ᭄ (sanak, “family, relatives”)

Further reading

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