hendak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay hendak, from Old Malay həndak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hənˈdak̚/
Hyphenation: hên‧dak

Verb

hêndak

want
Synonym: mau
will
Synonym: akan

Alternative forms

nak

Derived terms

berkehendak
kehendak
menghendaki
sekehendak

hendak akan
hendak kan

Further reading

“hendak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Old Malay həndak.

Pronunciation

(Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /hən.daʔ̚/
Rhymes: -əndaʔ, -aʔ

Verb

hĕndak

to wish, to intend, to want
(modal auxiliary) will, shall, must

Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as nak in casual contexts (e.g conversations).

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

hendakkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
kehendaki [intensity + causative (locative) benefactive] (ke- + -i)
kehendak [passive] (ke-)
berkehendak [passive + stative / habitual] (ke- + beR-)
menghendaki [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)

Descendants

Indonesian: hendak

Further reading

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

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