nenek

See also: -nének

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nenek, from Proto-Malayic *niniʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛnɛʔ/ [ˈnɛ.nɛʔ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɛʔ
• Syllabification: ne‧nek

Noun

nenek (plural nenek-nenek)

1. grandmother; gramma; granny

Coordinate terms

• kakek (“grandfather”)

Further reading

• “nenek”, 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

From Proto-Malayic *niniʔ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnenek/ [ˈne.neʔ]
• Rhymes: -nek, -ek

Noun

nenek (Jawi spelling نينيق, plural nenek-nenek or nenek²)

1. grandmother
2. (obsolete) grandparent of either sex

Alternative forms

• nek

Derived terms

• nenda
• Nik

See also

• datuk (“grandfather”)

Further reading

• “nenek”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017