ancak

• IPA^(key): /ˈant͡ʃak̚/
• Hyphenation: an‧cak

From Medan Malay [Term?].

ancak (first-person possessive ancakku, second-person possessive ancakmu, third-person possessive ancaknya)

1. (dialect) land ownership marker

Compare to Etymology 1.

ancak (first-person possessive ancakku, second-person possessive ancakmu, third-person possessive ancaknya)

1. the land of oil palm plantation

From Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦏ꧀ (ancak, “woven bamboo mat”), from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”). Compare to Etymology 4.

ancak (first-person possessive ancakku, second-person possessive ancakmu, third-person possessive ancaknya)

1. woven bamboo mat on which offerings to the spirits are placed
2. synonym of para-para

From Osing [Term?], from Old Javanese añcak, wañcak (“bamboo fence”). Compare to Etymology 3.

ancak (first-person possessive ancakku, second-person possessive ancakmu, third-person possessive ancaknya)

1. place or case of gamelan bar.
2. a tool made from wooden slats used for threshing rice.

• “ancak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Ottoman Turkish آنجق‎ (ancak).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑn.d͡ʒɑk]
• Hyphenation: an‧cak

ancak

1. only

   Ancak senin için yapardım. ― I would do it only for you.

   Synonyms: sadece, yalnız

2. at best

   Synonym: olsa olsa

• → Northern Kurdish: ancax

ancak

1. however, but

   Synonyms: ama, fakat, lakin, yalnız