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

• dimakan (“to be eaten”)
• makanan (“food”)
• makan malam (“dinner”)
• makan pagi (“breakfast”)
• makan siang (“lunch”)
• memakan (“to eat”)

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: makken

Further reading

• “makan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• ماکن‎

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. 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)

1. to eat
2. consume, spend
3. to injure or penetrate
4. (impersonal) to work as expected
5. fit in
6. to follow (an advice)
7. to receive bribes or illegally obtained money

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pemakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• makanan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• 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-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• makan malam
• makan siang
• makan angin
• makan angkat
• makan suap

Descendants

• Indonesian: makan
  • → Dutch: makken

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Swedish

Noun

makan

1. definite singular of maka