tanak

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tanak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanək, from Proto-Austronesian *tanək.

Pronunciation

Verb

tanak (Jawi spelling تانق)

  1. (transitive) to cook (prepare (food) for eating)
    Synonym: masak

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tanak

Further reading

Moken

Noun

tanak

  1. earth; soil

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tьnъkъ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tânak/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧nak

Adjective

tȁnak (Cyrillic spelling та̏нак, definite tànkī, comparative tȁnjī)

  1. thin
  2. delicate
  3. gossamer
  4. flimsy
  5. slender, slim
  6. tapering
  7. sheer

Declension

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • mȑšav (thin, slender (of a person))

References

  • tanak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024