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Central Melanau
Etymology
From Malay peranakan.
Noun
peranakan
- (anatomy) Womb, uterus
Dutch
Etymology
From Malay peranakan.
Noun
peranakan m (plural peranakans, diminutive peranakantje n)
- a person of Chinese ethnicity who is born in the country (notably Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies), not immigrated
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
Indonesian
Etymology
anak + per- -an, from Malay peranakan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: pêranakan
Noun
pêranakan (first-person possessive peranakanku, second-person possessive peranakanmu, third-person possessive peranakannya)
- womb, uterus
- Synonyms: kandungan, rahim, uterus
- descendant:
- Synonym: keturunan
- mixed descendant.
- foreign (immigrant) descendant.
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
anak + per- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
peranakan (Jawi spelling ڤرانقن, plural peranakan-peranakan, informal 1st possessive peranakanku, 2nd possessive peranakanmu, 3rd possessive peranakannya)
- (anatomy) Womb, uterus
- A person of mixed descendant.
- A person of mixed descendant of a place.
Synonyms
Descendants
Further reading