rekeng

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Dutch rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch *recanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkeŋ/

Verb

rekeng

1. to count

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Makasar

Etymology

From Dutch rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch *recanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrekeŋ/, [ˈre.kʰẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: re‧keng

Noun

rekeng (Lontara spelling ᨑᨙᨀᨙ or 𑻭𑻵𑻠𑻵, definite rekenga, 3rd person possessive rekenna)

1. a sum, a calculation
2. a counting

Affixations

• anrekeng
• aʼrekeng
• rekengang
• sirekèngi

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Manado Malay

Etymology

From Dutch rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch *recanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkeŋ/

Verb

rekeng

1. to count

References

• Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara (2021), Kamus Dwibahasa Melayu Manado-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Manado: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara

West Makian

Etymology

From Dutch rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch *recanon, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną, indirectly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈre.keŋ/

Verb

rekeng

1. (intransitive) to count

Conjugation

Conjugation of rekeng (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		terekeng	merekeng	arekeng
2nd person		nerekeng	ferekeng
3rd person	inanimate	irekeng	derekeng
	animate
imperative		nerekeng, rekeng	ferekeng, rekeng

References

• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[2], Pacific linguistics (as rekeŋ)