mempunyai

Indonesian

Etymology

See Malay mempunyai for further information.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məmpuˈɲai/ [məm.puˈɲa.i]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: mem‧pu‧nya‧i

Verb

mêmpunyai

1. active of punyai

Malay

Etymology

• Irregular derivation as punya +‎ meng- -i, or
• Contraction of meng- +‎ empu +‎ -nya +‎ -i.

According to Foong Ha Yap, data from the Malay Concordance Project shows evidence that this verb is a derivative of empunya (“owner, his master”), which comes from empu (“master”) and the third person genitive -nya. In modern Malay, the root word is analyzed as punya, a back-formation from mempunyai or clipping of empunya.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [məm.pu.ɲə.ʔi]
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): [məm.pu.ɲa.ʔi]
• Hyphenation: mem‧pu‧nya‧i

Verb

mempunyai (Jawi spelling ممڤوڽاءي)

1. Active of punyai (“to have; to own”).