hendak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay hendak, from Old Malay həndak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hənˈdak̚/
- Hyphenation: hên‧dak
Adverb
hêndak
- want
- Synonym: mau
- will
- Synonym: akan
Alternative forms
- nak
Derived terms
- berkehendak
- kehendak
- menghendaki
- sekehendak
- hendak akan
- hendak kan
Further reading
- “hendak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Old Malay həndak.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /hən.daʔ̚/
- Rhymes: -əndaʔ, -aʔ
Verb
hĕndak
- to wish, to intend, to want
- (modal auxiliary) will, shall, must
Usage notes
The verb is often shortened as nak in casual contexts (e.g conversations).
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- hendakkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- kehendaki [intensity + causative (locative) benefactive] (ke- + -i)
- kehendak [passive] (ke-)
- berkehendak [passive + stative / habitual] (ke- + beR-)
- menghendaki [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
Descendants
- Indonesian: hendak
Further reading
- “hendak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.