enggak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi engga' (“no”), from Javanese ꦔ꧀ꦒꦏ꧀ (nggak), ꦒꦏ꧀ (gak, “no, not”).

Probably related to Malay tak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋˈɡak/, [əŋˈɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: eng‧gak

Adverb

enggak

1. (informal) synonym of tidak

Alternative forms

• engga, g, ga, gak, kaga, kagak, ngga, nggak

Further reading

• “enggak”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

enggak

1. romanization of ꦲꦺꦁꦒꦏ꧀