anak ikan

Malay

Etymology

Compound of anak (“child”) +‎ ikan (“fish”). Literally, “fish's child”.

Pronunciation

  • (Malaysia) IPA(key): /ˌanak ˈikan/ [ˌa.naʔ ˈi.kan]
  • Rhymes: -kan
  • Hyphenation: a‧nak i‧kan

Noun

anak ikan (plural anak-anak ikan)

  1. (literally) fishling, fry
  2. (Malaysia, colloquial) boy toy, toyboy

Further reading

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