handak

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay hendak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hanˈdak/
  • Hyphenation: han‧dak

Verb

handak

  1. (transitive) to want (to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand)
  2. (auxiliary) to will (used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhandak/ [ˈhan.dak̚]
  • Rhymes: -andak
  • Syllabification: han‧dak

Noun

handak (plural handak-handak)

  1. (law enforcement) syllabic abbreviation of bahan peledak (explosive)

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hanˈdak/ [hɐn̪ˈd̪ak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: han‧dak

Adjective

handák (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. lascivious; carnal; lewd; lustful
    Synonyms: handarak, balihanda, hitad, kiri, landi, pulandit, handalapak
  2. flirtatious; inclined to flirt
    Synonyms: landi, kiri, hitad
  3. greedy
    Synonyms: masakim, sakim, masiba, matakaw