nanah

Balinese

Romanization

nanah

1. Romanization of ᬦᬦᬄ

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nanah, from Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.nah/
• Rhymes: -nah
• Hyphenation: na‧nah

Noun

nanah (first-person possessive nanahku, second-person possessive nanahmu, third-person possessive nanahnya)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Derived terms

• bernanah
• menanah
• pernanahan

 

Further reading

• “nanah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

nanah

1. Romanization of ꦤꦤꦃ

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Malay

Alternative forms

• نانه

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nanah/
• Rhymes: -anah, -nah, -ah

Noun

nanah (Jawi spelling نانه, plural nanah-nanah, informal 1st possessive nanahku, 2nd possessive nanahmu, 3rd possessive nanahnya)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Verb

nanah (Jawi spelling نانه, used in the form menanah)

1. to fester (become septic or rotten)

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦤꦤꦃ (nanah) (inherited)

Further reading

• "nanah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.