makan

See also: mákan

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

makan

1. to eat (consume)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay makan, from Proto-Malayic *makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makan/

Verb

makan

1. to eat (consume)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dimakan (“to be eaten”)
• makanan (“food”)

• makan malam (“dinner”)
• makan siang

• memakan

Descendants

• → Dutch: makken

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Malay

Alternative forms

• ماکن‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *makan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makan/
• Rhymes: -akan, -kan, -an
• Rhymes: -an

Verb

makan (Jawi spelling ماکن, used in the form memakan)

1. to eat (consume)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

• pemakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• makanan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• makan-makan [reduplication] (redup)
• permakan [causative passive] (peR-)
• permakankan [causative passive + causative benefactive] (peR- + -kan)
• makankan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• makani [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• memakan [agent focus] (meN-)
• memakankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dimakan [patient focus] (di-)
• dimakankan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• termakan [agentless action] (teR-)
• bermakan [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Other derivations and compound words:

• makan malam
• makan siang

Descendants

• → Indonesian: makan
  • → Dutch: makken

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Swedish

Noun

makan

1. definite singular of maka