hendak

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• nak (abbreviation, dialectal, popular in Standard Malay)

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: damba, ingin, mau

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: akan, bakal, mau

Derived terms

• berkehendak
• hendaki
• kehendak
• sekehendak
• terhendaki

Malay

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Probably Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *adek compare to Sundanese arék (“want to”) and Sundanese daék (“able and want”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hənˈdak/ [hənˈdaʔ]
• Rhymes: -daʔ, -aʔ
• 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

Affixations

• 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 (inherited)

Further reading

• "hendak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "hendak" at PRPM first version)