boneka

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay boneka, from Portuguese boneca, from Spanish muñeca (“doll”), from Old Spanish munneca.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /boˈnɛka/ [boˈnɛ.ka]
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: bo‧ne‧ka

Noun

boneka (plural boneka-boneka)

1. doll

   Synonym: pop

2. (sometimes negative) a puppet

   Synonym: wayang

   Negara boneka

   Puppet state

Derived terms

• boneka-bonekaan
• membonekakan
• memperboneka
• memperbonekakan

• boneka bersarang
• boneka bulu
• boneka donto
• boneka jahit
• boneka jari
• boneka kertas
• boneka luci
• boneka pajangan
• boneka tangan

Further reading

• “boneka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese boneca, from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /boˈnekə/ [boˈne.kə]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /boˈneka/ [boˈne.ka]
• (Johor-Selangor): Rhymes: -kə, -ə
• (Riau-Lingga): Rhymes: -ka, -a
• Hyphenation: bo‧ne‧ka

Noun

boneka (Jawi spelling بونيکا, plural boneka-boneka or boneka²)

1. puppet (both in literal and figurative senses)
2. doll

   Synonym: anak patung

Further reading

• “boneka”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017