genang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay genang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ge‧nang

Root

genang

1. stagnate (water)

Derived terms

• bergenang
• digenang
• genangan
• genangkan
• kegenangan
• menggenang
• menggenangi
• penggenangan
• tergenang

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈnaŋ/ [ɡəˈnaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ge‧nang

Noun

genang (uncountable)

1. good memory

Further reading

• “genang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016