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kenan.

to agree, to approve

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/kə.ˈnan/
  1. to agree, to approve

Where this word comes from

Affixed kena (“to hit”) + -an, inherited from Malay kenan. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ (kena, “able; can, allowed; succeed”, literally “hit, struck”) for sense related to agreement, approval; pleasure.

noun/kə.ˈnan/
  1. birthmark

Where this word comes from

Affixed kena (“to hit”) + -an, inherited from Malay kenan. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ (kena, “able; can, allowed; succeed”, literally “hit, struck”) for sense related to agreement, approval; pleasure.

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