kenai
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈnai/ [kəˈna.i]
- Rhymes: -ai
- Syllabification: ke‧na‧i
Verb
kênai (active mengenai, passive dikenai) (transitive)
- to hit
- (usually used in the passive) to charge (to require payment of a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.)
- (usually used in the passive) to sentence (to declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment)
Further reading
- “mengenai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.