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nanah
nanah
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nanah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.
Noun
nanah
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nanah, from Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nanah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.
Noun
nanah
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)
Verb
nanah (used in the form menanah)
- to fester (become septic or rotten)
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese nanah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.
Noun
nanah
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.
Noun
nanah
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *nanah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nanah/
- Rhymes: -anah, -nah, -ah
Noun
nanah (Jawi spelling نانه)
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)
Verb
nanah (Jawi spelling نانه, used in the form menanah)
- to fester (become septic or rotten)
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.
Noun
nanah
- pus (fluid found in regions of infection)