hendak

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• nak (abbreviation, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hendak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hənˈdaʔ/
• Rhymes: -daʔ
• Hyphenation: hên‧dak

Verb

hêndak

1. (transitive) to want (to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand)

   Synonyms: mau, ingin

2. (auxiliary) to will (used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person)

   Synonyms: mau, akan

Derived terms

• berkehendak
• hendaki
• kehendak
• sekehendak
• terhendaki

 

Malay

Etymology

From Old Malay həndak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hən.daʔ]
• Rhymes: -dak, -ak
• Hyphenation: hen‧dak

Preposition

hĕndak (Jawi spelling هندق)

1. to, for

   Synonym: untuk

   duit hendak membayar hutang ― money for paying off debt

Verb

hĕndak (Jawi spelling هندق)

1. (transitive) to want

   Synonyms: hendakkan, hendaki, ingin, mahu

   Saya hendak roti dan aiskrim.

   I want bread and ice cream.

2. (modal auxiliary) will, going to

   Synonyms: akan, mahu

   Dia hendak memanjat pokok itu.

   He is going to climb that tree.

Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as nak in casual contexts (e.g conversations).

Derived terms

• berkehendak (“to wish, to hope”)
• berkehendakkan (“to need”)
• hendaki
• hendakkan
• hendaklah (“must”)
• hendaknya
• hendakpun
• kehendak (“wish”)
• kehendaki (“to want; to need”)
• sekehendak (“as one wishes”)

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: hendak

Further reading

• “hendak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.