almanak

From Middle Dutch almanag, from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.maːˌnɑk/

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• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nak

almanak m (plural almanakken, diminutive almanakje n)

1. almanac; book or table containing dates, often including nautical, astronomical, astrological, historical or other information

   De almanakken zijn erg populair in vissersdorpen.

   The almanacs are very popular in fishing villages.

2. almanac, yearbook

   Ze stonden met een dronken kop in de almanak.

   They were pictured in the almanac with a drunk face.

3. (Belgium) tear-off calendar

   Synonym: scheurkalender

   Zij heeft een almanak met kruiswoordpuzzels uitgebracht.

   She has published a tear-off calendar with crossword puzzles.

4. (obsolete) calendar, method of time keeping

• Afrikaans: almanak
• Negerhollands: almanak
• → Caribbean Hindustani: almanák
• → Caribbean Javanese: almenak
• → Indonesian: almanak
• → Sundanese: almenak

From Dutch almanak (“almanac”).

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• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nak

almanak (plural almanak-almanak, first-person possessive almanakku, second-person possessive almanakmu, third-person possessive almanaknya)

1. almanac,
   1. book or table containing dates, often including nautical, astronomical, astrological, historical or other information.
   2. yearbook.
2. calendar: a means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.

   Synonyms: daftar hari bulan, kalender, penanggalan, takwim, tanggalan

• “almanak” 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.

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almanak (definite accusative almanağı, plural almanaklar)

1. almanac