bikinan

Betawi

Etymology

From bikin (“to make, to create”) +‎ -an.

Noun

bikinan

1. creation, product
   • 1972, Imam Kartolo, “Si Djagur [Si Jagur]”, in Es Tape [Iced Tapai]‎^[1], performed by Benyamin Sueb, Jakarta: Indah, track B3:

     Kota Makaw tempat Si Jagur asalnyè / Diè cuman barang bikinan manusiè

     Macau is where Si Jagur came from / It is merely a thing of human creation

   • 2023, Malikan Azka Dewanti, Kitiran Bambu Kampung Engkong [Bamboo Windmill in Grandpa's Village]‎^[2], Serang: Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Banten, →ISBN:

     Kitiran si Naufal blopotan lumpur. Bikinannya rusak bagen ora ancur juga.

     [Kitiran si Naufal blopotan lumpur. Bikinannya rusak bagèn ora ancur juga.]

     Naufal's bamboo windmill was smeared with mud. His creation got broken, even if it was not wrecked.

References

• Homan, J. D. (1868), “bikinan”, in H. N. van der Tuuk, editor, Handleiding tot de kennis van 't Bataviasch Maleisch [Manual to the knowledge of Batavian Malay] (in Dutch), Zalt-Bommel: Johan Noman & Zoon, page 70

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “bikinan”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 53