peranakan

See also: Peranakan

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay peranakan.

Noun

peranakan

  1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus

Dutch

Etymology

From Malay peranakan.

Noun

peranakan m (plural peranakans, diminutive peranakantje n)

  1. a person of Chinese ethnicity who is born in the country (notably Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies), not immigrated

References
  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Malay

Etymology

per- +‎ anak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pərana(ʔ)kan/

Noun

peranakan (Jawi spelling ڤرانقن‎, plural peranakan-peranakan, informal first-person possessive peranakanku, informal second-person possessive peranakanmu, third-person possessive peranakannya)

  1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus
  2. A person of mixed descendant.
  3. A person of mixed descendant of a place.

Synonyms
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