lenyap

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lenyap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˈɲap/ [ləˈɲap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: le‧nyap

Adjective

lênyap (comparative lebih lenyap, superlative paling lenyap)

1. disappeared

   Synonyms: hilang, musnah

   • 1950, 20 Mei Pelopor 17 Agustus‎^[2], page n.d:

     Oleh karena keadaan sudah berlainan, ja'ni kita telah merdeka, pendjajahan sudah lenjap, sehingga kita berhadapan dengan kita sendiri dan ta' boleh tidak berhubungan dengan internasional.

     [Oleh karena keadaan sudah berlainan, yakni kita telah merdeka, penjajahan sudah lenyap, sehingga kita berhadapan dengan kita sendiri dan tak boleh tidak berhubungan dengan internasional.]

     Because circumstances have changed, namely we are independent, colonialism has vanished, we are now facing ourselves and must inevitable engage with the international community.

2. dead asleep

   Synonyms: lelap, nyenyak

Hyponyms

• lenyap daratan

Derived terms

Affixations

• kelenyapan
• melenyapkan
• pelenyapan

Further reading

• “lenyap”, 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 *ləñap (cf. Minangkabau lanyok), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləñəp (“disappear under water”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləñəb (“disappear under water”). Compare Sundanese lenyap (“to nap”), Makasar lannya (“to dissapear”), and Tagalog lanap (“extensive flooding”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ləˈɲap/ [ləˈɲap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: le‧nyap

Adjective

lenyap (comparative lebih lenyap, superlative paling lenyap)

1. synonym of lena (“dead asleep”)
2. (Classical Malay) ephemeral

   Antonym: kekal

Adverb

lenyap

1. (of sleep) deeply; soundly

Verb

lenyap

1. (intransitive) synonym of hilang (“to disappear; to vanish”)
   • 2026, “SahabatQ”‎^[3]performed by klorofil, archived from the original on 3 April 2026:

     lepas paper tak nampak dah kau lagi, macam dah lenyap, takde dah kat bumi lagi

     after the exam [I] didn't see you anymore, like [you've] disappeared, no longer on the earth anymore

2. (Classical Malay)
   1. to lapse of melancholia or yearning
   2. to fall in love

Derived terms

Affixations

• kelenyapan
• melenyap
• melenyapkan
• pelenyapan

Compounds

• lenyap daratan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lenyap (inherited)
• → Tausug: lanyap

References

Sources

• Bowrey, T. (1701), “Linjap”, in A dictionary English and Malayo, Malayo and English (in English), London: Sam Bridge, page 393
• Howison J. (1801), “To vaniſh”, in A dictionary of the Malay tongue, as spoken in the Peninsula of Malacca, the islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Pulo Pinang, &c., &c. In two parts, English and Malay, and Malay and English. (in English), London: Arabic and Persian Press, page 212
• Marsden W. (1812), “لنڽڤ linniap”, in A dictionary of the Malayan language, in two parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan (in English), London: Cox and Baylis, page 308
• Favre P. (1875), “لنڽڤ lenñap, leñap,”, in Dictionnaire Malais-Francais [Malay-French dictionary], Tome Second (in French), Vienne: Imprimerie Impériale et Royale, page 561
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “لنڽڤ lĕnnyap”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., page 618
• “lenyap”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• “lenyap”, in Kamus Dewan Perdana (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2020, →ISBN

Further reading

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