enggan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay enggan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /əŋˈɡan/ [əŋˈɡan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: eng‧gan

Adverb

enggan

  1. reluctantly
    Synonyms: kelesah, malas, ogah, segan, sungkan

Derived terms

  • berenggan-enggan
  • enggan-enggan
  • keengganan
  • mengenggankan
  • seenggan

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əŋˈɡan/ [əŋˈɡan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: eng‧gan

Adverb

enggan (Jawi spelling اڠݢن)

  1. unwilling, reluctant

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • keengganan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • mengenggankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • dienggankan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • berenggan-enggan [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
  • enggan-enggan [reduplication] (redup)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: enggan (inherited)

Further reading

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