See also: bányák and banyák

English

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Noun

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banyak (plural banyaks)

  1. Alternative form of baniak

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay banyak, from Classical Malay باڽق, from Old Malay vañak. First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription as "vañakña" (current spelling banyaknya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɲak/ [ˈba.ɲaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧nyak

Adverb

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banyak

  1. many
  2. a lot

Derived terms

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Javanese

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Romanization

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banyak

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦚꦏ꧀

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay [Term?].

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (vañak), found in the form vañakña (current spelling banyaknya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baɲak/, [baɲaʔ], [banˈjak]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Adverb

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banyak (Jawi spelling باڽق)

  1. many, much, a lot
  2. very, excessively

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: banyak
  • Afrikaans: baie

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Noun

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banyak (Jawi spelling باڽق, plural banyak-banyak, informal 1st possessive banyakku, 2nd possessive banyakmu, 3rd possessive banyaknya)

  1. amount

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