hanyut

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hanyut, from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɲut/ [ˈha.ɲʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aɲut
• Syllabification: ha‧nyut

Adjective

hanyut (comparative lebih hanyut, superlative paling hanyut)

1. to drift, be carried away (by the current), washed away
2. to go or travel far away, to wander far away
3. to skip or slide away
4. to be carried away (by something), to be crazy about

Derived terms

• berhanyut
• berhanyut-hanyut
• dihanyutkan
• hanyutan
• menghanyutkan
• penghanyutan
• terhanyut

Further reading

• “hanyut”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hañut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qañud, from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɲut/ [ˈha.ɲut̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aɲut, -ɲut, -ut
• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɲot/ [ˈha.ɲot̪̚] (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard)
• Hyphenation: ha‧nyut

Verb

hanyut (Jawi spelling هاڽوت)

1. to drift; to be washed away; to float away (carried by water or current).

   Synonym: terapung

   Perahu kecil itu hanyut di sungai.

   The small boat drifted in the river.

   Banyak sampah hanyut akibat banjir.

   A lot of trash was washed away due to the flood.

2. (figuratively) to be carried away; to be absorbed; to be lost (in thoughts, feelings, or dreams).

   Synonyms: tenggelam, leka, khayal

   Gadis itu hanyut dalam kesedihan.

   The girl was lost in sadness.

   Jangan hanyut dibuai mimpi.

   Do not get carried away by dreams.

3. (figuratively) to wander; to roam (without a fixed destination or purpose).

   Synonyms: merayau, mengembara

   Dia rela hanyut di rantau orang.

   He is willing to wander in a foreign land.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• hanyutan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• penghanyutan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• hanyutkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• menghanyutkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dihanyutkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terhanyut [agentless action] (teR-)
• berhanyut [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berhanyut-hanyut [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• berhanyutan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)
• kehanyutan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hanyut

Further reading

• "hanyut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "hanyut" at PRPM first version)