menanda

Menanda is a Malay-Indonesian verb meaning to place a sign, mark, or indicator on something, or to designate or indicate a status. It is formed from the noun tanda (sign) with the active prefix me-, and is related to the forms menandai and penanda. In contemporary Indonesian, menandai is the more common form, while menanda is seen chiefly in older texts, formal registers, or certain Malay varieties.

As a transitive verb, menanda typically requires a direct object. For example, a public official might menanda kolom pada formulir (mark a column on a form), or a document might be menandai dengan cap resmi (marked with an official seal). In everyday Indonesian, menandai is preferred, with examples such as menandai data or menandai bagian penting. In digital or administrative contexts, software and systems more often use menandai to mean tagging or labeling files or records; menanda may appear in more formal or historical language.

Related terms include tanda (sign) and penanda (marker, indicator). The concept also appears in compounds and lexical families derived from tanda, reflecting the broad semantic field of marking, signaling, and designation in Malay and Indonesian usage.