almanak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch almanag, from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.maːˌnɑk/

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• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nak

Noun

almanak m (plural almanakken, diminutive almanakje n)

1. almanac; book or table containing dates, often including nautical, astronomical, astrological, historical or other information

   De almanakken zijn erg populair in vissersdorpen.

   The almanacs are very popular in fishing villages.

2. almanac, yearbook

   Ze stonden met een dronken kop in de almanak.

   They were pictured in the almanac with a drunk face.

3. (Belgium) tear-off calendar

   Synonym: scheurkalender

   Zij heeft een almanak met kruiswoordpuzzels uitgebracht.

   She has published a tear-off calendar with crossword puzzles.

4. (obsolete) calendar, method of time keeping

Descendants

• Afrikaans: almanak
• Negerhollands: almanak
• → Caribbean Hindustani: almanák
• → Caribbean Javanese: almenak
• → Indonesian: almanak
• → Sundanese: almenak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch almanak (“almanac”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈmanak̚]
• Hyphenation: al‧ma‧nak

Noun

almanak (plural almanak-almanak)

1. almanac,
   1. book or table containing dates, often including nautical, astronomical, astrological, historical or other information.
   2. yearbook.
2. calendar: a means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.

   Synonyms: daftar hari bulan, kalender, penanggalan, takwim, tanggalan

Derived terms

• almanak dinding
• almanak meja
• almanak pelayaran

 

Further reading

• “almanak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Turkish

Pronunciation

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Noun

almanak (definite accusative almanağı, plural almanaklar)

1. almanac

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	almanak
Definite accusative	almanağı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	almanak	almanaklar
Definite accusative	almanağı	almanakları
Dative	almanağa	almanaklara
Locative	almanakta	almanaklarda
Ablative	almanaktan	almanaklardan
Genitive	almanağın	almanakların