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kanan.

right

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkanan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.nan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. right the right side or direction

  2. right the ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group

    Kanan, kawan.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayic *kanan (compare Malay kanan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan (compare Ilocano kannawan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagalog kanan), from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.

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