boneka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay boneka, from Portuguese boneca, from Spanish muñeca (“doll”), from Old Spanish munneca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈnɛ.ka/, [boˈnɛ.ka]
• Hyphenation: bo‧nè‧ka

Noun

boneka (first-person possessive bonekaku, second-person possessive bonekamu, third-person possessive bonekanya)

1. doll

   Synonym: pop

2. (sometimes negative) a puppet

Further reading

• “boneka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese boneca, from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): [boˈne.kə], /boˈnekə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): [boˈne.ka], /boˈneka/
• (Johor-Selangor): Rhymes: -kə, -ə
• (Riau-Lingga): Rhymes: -ka, -a

Noun

boneka (Jawi spelling بونيکا, plural boneka-boneka, informal 1st possessive bonekaku, 2nd possessive bonekamu, 3rd possessive bonekanya)

1. puppet (both in literal and figurative senses)
2. doll

Further reading

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