"-an" meaning in Malay

See -an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-an/, [-an] (note: after consonant), [-wan] (note: after [u]), [-jan] (note: after [i]), [-ʔan] (note: after non-[i] or [u] vowel) Forms: after consonant [Jawi], [i] ـن [Jawi], after [u] ـان [Jawi], after non-[i] [Jawi], [u] vowel ـاءن [Jawi]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*-an}} Proto-Malayic *-an, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*-an}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*-an}} Proto-Austronesian *-an Head templates: {{head|ms|suffix|Jawi spelling after consonant or 􂀿i􂁀|ـن|Jawi spelling after 􂀿u􂁀|ـان|Jawi spelling after non-􂀿i􂁀 or 􂀿u􂁀 vowel|ـاءن}} -an (Jawi spelling after consonant or [i] ـن, Jawi spelling after [u] ـان, Jawi spelling after non-[i] or [u] vowel ـاءن)
  1. Suffix for collectivity Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ms-suffix-bnX82H8-
  2. Suffix for similarity Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ms-suffix-BbexznZr
  3. Suffix for object Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ms-suffix-QNSy-7aW
  4. Suffix for place Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ms-suffix-8yaoSDTp
  5. Suffix for instrument Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ms-suffix-ei2fmBcd Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 18 18 25 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: [-ən] (note: English-based), [-an] [Baku] Forms: ـن [Jawi]
Etymology: Borrowed from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, -aunt, partly from Old French -ant, from Latin -āns; and partly (in adjectival derivations) continuing Middle English -ant, a variant of -and, -end, from Old English -ende (present participle ending). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|en|-ant}} Borrowed from English -ant, {{der|ms|enm|-ant}} Middle English -ant, {{der|ms|fro|-ant}} Old French -ant, {{der|ms|la|-āns}} Latin -āns, {{der|ms|enm|-ant}} Middle English -ant, {{der|ms|ang|-ende|pos=present participle ending}} Old English -ende (present participle ending) Head templates: {{ms-suffix|j=ـن}} -an (Jawi spelling ـن)
  1. (non-productive) -ant Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--an-ms-suffix-op~hZdgZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -an meaning in Malay (4.7kB)

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