No. 728 in Indonesian
namanya
"Namanya" means "his/her/its name" or "the name is."
In a sentence
Namanya adalah Budi.
His/Her name is Budi.
Here, 'namanya' is a possessive pronoun construction ('nama' + '-nya'), meaning 'his/her name'.
Saya lupa namanya.
I forgot his/her name.
In this context, 'namanya' similarly refers to someone's name, signifying possession.
Binatang itu namanya kucing.
The name of that animal is cat.
'Namanya' in this sentence also means 'its name,' referring to possession of the subject 'that animal'.
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