monyet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay monyet, from Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦚꦺꦠ꧀ (monyèt, “a kind of monkey”), likely from a nasalized variant of Old Javanese busyat, boset, buset (“a kind of monkey”). Doublet of buset (“damn”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmoɲet/ [ˈmo.ɲɛt̪̚]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oɲet
• Syllabification: mo‧nyet

Noun

monyet (plural monyet-monyet)

1. monkey (primate)

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦚꦺꦠ꧀ (monyèt, “a kind of monkey”), likely from a nasalized variant of Old Javanese busyat, boset, buset (“a kind of monkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ɲet/
• Rhymes: -et

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

monyet (Jawi spelling موڽيت, plural monyet-monyet)

1. monkey

   Monyet suka makan pisang.

   Monkeys like to eat bananas.

Further reading

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