jentera
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay jentera, from Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəntəˈra/ [d͡ʒən̪.t̪əˈra]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: jen‧te‧ra
Noun
jêntêra (plural jentera-jentera)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jentera”, 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
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /d͡ʒənˈtərə/ [d͡ʒən̪ˈt̪ə.rə]
- (ms-SG, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəntəˈra/ [d͡ʒən̪.t̪əˈra]
Noun
jentera (Jawi spelling جنترا, plural jentera-jentera or jentera2)
Derived terms
- berjentera
- jengkaut
- jentolak
References
- Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 83-84
Further reading
- "jentera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017