Borrowed fromSundaneseménak, fromOld Javanesemenak(“nobleman”). Equivalent tomeng- +enak(“delicious; comfortable, pleasant”).
menak (pluralmenak-menak)
- (dialectal or obsolete)Synonym ofbangsawan(“noble,nobleman”)
Affixed(m)aN- +inak(“well-being, peace, ease, enjoyment, satisfaction, easy (smooth, untroubled) course”).
menak
- at ease,relieved,satisfied
- easy,smooth,untroubled
- pleasant,agreeable,comfortable,convenient,preferable
menak
- noble,nobleman
- Javanese:ꦩꦺꦤꦏ꧀(ménak,“obsolete title for a nobleman”)
- → Balinese:ᬫᬾᬦᬓ᭄(ménak,“pleasant person; nobility”)
- → Sundanese:ᮙᮦᮔᮊ᮪(ménak,“nobility”)
- "menak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson,Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.