-an

Indonesian

suffix
Definitions
  • Added to an noun
  • Added to an verb to create an noun
  • Added to an adjective to create an noun
  • Suffix for similarity

Etymology

Inherited from Malay -an (instrumentation suffix) inherited from Proto-Malayic *-an inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an inherited from Proto-Austronesian *-an.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*-an

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