jenaka

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Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from Sanskrit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.nä.kä/, /d͡ʒə.nä.kə/

Noun[edit]

jenaka (Jawi spelling جناک, plural jenaka-jenaka, informal 1st possessive jenakaku, 2nd possessive jenakamu, 3rd possessive jenakanya)

  1. joke
    Synonym: lawak

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References[edit]

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “جناك djĕnaka”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 103
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “جناک jĕnaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 232
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “jĕnaka”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 608

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