akaun

Malay

Etymology

From English account, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman acunte (“account”), from Old French aconte, from aconter (“to reckon”), from Latin computō (“to sum up”). Cognate to Tok Pisin akaun, Tagalog akuenta, and Indonesian akun.

Noun

akaun (plural akaun-akaun, informal 1st possessive akaunku, 2nd possessive akaunmu, 3rd possessive akaunnya)

1. account

Further reading

• “akaun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English account. Cognate to Malay akaun.

Noun

akaun

1. bank account