hanyut

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud (compare Maori mānu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.ɲut/
• Rhymes: -aɲut, -ɲut, -ut
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [hä.ɲʊt̚ -ot̚ -o̞t̚]

Adjective

hanyut (Jawi spelling هاڽوت)

1. drift, adrift (floating at random)

Further reading

• “hanyut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.