nanah

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.nah/
• Rhymes: -anah
• Hyphenation: na‧nah

Noun

nanah (Balinese script ᬦᬦᬄ)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Derived terms

• mananah

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*naNaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “nanah”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bunun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus

References

• 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎^[1] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation, 2014–2026

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.næh/

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[2], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nanah, from Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnanah/ [ˈna.nah]

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• Rhymes: -anah
• Syllabification: na‧nah

Noun

nanah (plural nanah-nanah)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

   Synonym: pus

Derived terms

• bernanah
• menanah
• pernanahan

Further reading

• “nanah”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

nanah

1. romanization of ꦤꦤꦃ

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnanah/ [ˈna.nah]
• Rhymes: -anah, -nah, -ah

Noun

nanah (Jawi spelling نانه, plural nanah-nanah or nanah²)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pernanahan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• menanah [agent focus] (meN-)
• bernanah [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: nanah

Further reading

• "nanah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

References

• Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary]‎^[3] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nanah

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦤꦤꦃ (nanah) (inherited)

Further reading

• "nanah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.