English

Noun

Peranakan ‎(plural Peranakans)

1. A descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago and British Malaya (now Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore).

Central Melanau

Noun

peranakan

1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus

Dutch

Etymology

From Malay peranakan.

Noun

peranakan m ‎(plural peranakans, diminutive peranakantje n)

1. a person of Chinese ethnicity who is born in the country (notably Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies), not immigrated

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Malay

Etymology

per- +‎ anak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərana(ʔ)kan/

Noun

peranakan ‎(Jawi spelling ڤرانقن)

1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus
2. A person of mixed descendant.
3. A person of mixed descendant of a place.

Synonyms

• kandung
• kandungan
• rahim
• uterus