menang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay menang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]. Doublet of wewenang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mənaŋ/
Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

Verb

menang

to win, triumph, prevail
Antonym: kalah

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?].

Verb

menang

to win

Noun

menang

power, might

References

menang in SEAlang Library Javanese.
Capell, Arthur (1938) “The Word "Mana": A Linguistic Study”, in Oceania, volume 9, number 1, University of Sidney: Oceania Publications, page 89.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mənaŋ/
Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

Verb

menang (Jawi spelling منڠ)

to win

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

memenangi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
memenangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
kemenangan (“victory”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
pemenang (“winner; victor”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)

Further reading

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

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?].

Noun

menang

power

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