pranakan

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese pranakan (ꦥꦿꦤꦏꦤ꧀), from Sanskrit kaṇaka (कणक, “drops (of semen)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /prʌ.nʌʔ.ˈʌn/
Hyphenation: pra‧nak‧an

Adjective

pranakan

relating to the Peranakan (its language, customs, etc.)
the Peranakan community in Java is widely considered as the pure or original form of Peranakan

Noun

pranakan

womb
some type of (something, usually related to botanical and zoology breed)
mixed-origin descent (usually applied to Chinese Javanese and Dutch Javanese)
a type of clothing (usually worn by the Chinese-descent Javanese)

Related terms

pribumi
Prambanan

Descendants

⇒ English: pranakan
⇒ Indonesian: peranakan
→ Malay: peranakan (learned)

Further reading

“pranakan”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
ISO 639-3 code pea (SIL)
Ethnologue entry for pranakan, pea ⁠

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