Bahasa Melayu

menanak

Bahasa Melayu

English

to cook rice, to steam rice, to boil rice

To cook rice by boiling or steaming it until it is done.

منناك

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Nenek menanak nasi untuk makan tengah hari.

    Grandmother cooked rice for lunch.

  2. Ayah menanak nasi dalam periuk elektrik.

    Father cooked rice in the electric rice cooker.

Quick check

What does “to cook rice” mean in Malay?

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menanak nasi

This is the usual verb for cooking rice.

Word family

Common derived forms

tanak
to cook rice
anak
child; son; daughter

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.