hanyut

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hanyut, from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hanyut

  1. to drift, be carried away (by the current), washed away.
  2. to go or travel far away, to wander far away.
  3. to skip or slide away.
  4. to be carried away (by something), to be crazy about.

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Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hanyut (Jawi spelling هاڽوت)

  1. drift, adrift (floating at random)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: hanyut

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