different between kanaky vs kanak

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.nak/

Adjective

kanak (feminine singular kanake, masculine plural kanaks, feminine plural kanakes)

1. Kanak (attributive)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kanak, from Proto-Malayic *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

Noun

kanak (first-person possessive kanakku, second-person possessive kanakmu, third-person possessive kanaknya)

1. child (a daughter or son)

See also

• anak
• kanak-kanak

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kana?/
• Rhymes: -ana?, -na?, -a?

Noun

kanak (plural kanak-kanak, informal 1st possessive kanakku, impolite 2nd possessive kanakmu, 3rd possessive kanaknya)

1. child (a daughter or son)
2. (formal, used in the plural) an unnamed child

See also

• anak
• kanak-kanak

Further reading

• “kanak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sasak

Alternative forms

• anak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak.

Noun

kanak

1. Alternative form of anak

Wemba-Wemba

Noun

kanak

1. heel