Makan - Eat

Last updated on: 28 Apr 2026
Noun Prefix (root word makan - eat)
se- Semakan
(Of the same diet / eating together)

Kami berkongsi selera yang semakan.
(We share the same eating preferences.)
Suffix
-an Makanan
(Food / Meal)

Itu bukan makanan kegemaran saya.
(That is not my favourite food.)
Circumfix
pe-...-an Pemakanan
(Nutrition / Diet / Act of eating)

Apakah pemakanan sihat impian kamu?
(What is your dream healthy diet?)
ke-...-an Kemakanan
(Corroded / Completely consumed — classical Malay)

Pisau itu telah kemakanan karat.
(The knife has been consumed by rust.)
Verb Prefix (root word makan - eat)
bêr- N.A (The root word "makan" is already an active verb on its own.)
mêng- Memakan
(To eat / To consume)

Harimau itu memakan daging rusa.
(The tiger eats the deer meat.)
di- Dimakan
(To be eaten — passive)

Nasi itu dimakan oleh kucing.
(The rice was eaten by the cat.)
mêmpêr- N.A (Grammatically invalid with "makan".)
dipêr- N.A (Grammatically invalid with "makan".)
têr- Termakan
(Eaten by accident or unintentionally)

Cili itu termakan oleh saya secara tidak sengaja.
(That chili was accidentally eaten by me.)
Suffix
-kan Makankan
(Eat it! / Feed it — imperative)

Tolong makankan ubat ini kepada adik.
(Please feed this medicine to my younger sibling.)
-i Memakani
(To eat repeatedly / to browse on)

Lembu-lembu itu memakani rumput di padang.
(The cows are repeatedly grazing on the grass in the field.)
Circumfix
bêr-...-an Bermakanan
(To have food / supplied with food)

Kita mesti bermakanan sebelum memulakan kerja.
(We must have some food before starting work.)
bêr-...-kan Bermakankan
(To survive on / Eating only a specific thing)

Dia bermakankan ubi kayu semasa perang.
(He survived on eating cassava during the war.)
mêng-...-kan Memakankan
(To feed something to someone)

Ibu sedang memakankan ubat kepada adik.
(Mother is feeding medicine to my younger sibling.)
mêng-...-i Memakani
(To eat repeatedly)

Tikus itu memakani almari kayu kami.
(The mouse kept eating away at our wooden cupboard.)
mêmpêr-...-kan N.A
mêmpêr-...-i N.A
kê-...-an Kemakanan
(State of being consumed — classical Malay)

Hal-hal kemakanan karat perlu dielakkan.
(Matters of being consumed by rust need to be avoided.)
di-...-i Dimakani
(To be eaten repeatedly)

Rumput itu dimakani oleh kambing setiap hari.
(The grass is repeatedly grazed on by goats every day.)
di-...-kan Dimakankan
(To be fed to someone)

Ubat itu dimakankan kepada pesakit.
(The medicine was fed to the patient.)
dipêr-...-kan N.A

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