anak ikan
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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 or anak2 ikan)
(literally) fishling, fry
(Malaysia, colloquial) boy toy, toyboy
=== Further reading ===
"anak ikan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017