mainan

Inherited from Malay mainan. Equivalent to main +‎ -an.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /maˈinan/ [maˈi.nan]
• Rhymes: -inan
• Syllabification: mai‧nan

mainan (plural mainan-mainan)

1. toy:
   1. something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child
   2. a thing of little importance or value; a trifle

• permainan

• “mainan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Affixation of main (“to play”) +‎ -an (“noun-forming suffix”).

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /maˈinan/ [maˈi.nan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: mai‧nan

mainan (Jawi spelling ماءينن, plural mainan-mainan or mainan²)

1. toy; game; plaything

• > Indonesian: mainan (inherited)

• "mainan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017