leting

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch lichting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛˈtiŋ/
  • Hyphenation: le‧ting

Noun

leting (plural leting-leting)

  1. (military) generation, wave, batch (said of people, such as a class of a given year or a group of people drafted for military service in a given year)
    Synonym: angkatan
    Istilah Letting dalam institusi TNI juga bertujuan untuk meningkatkan tali persaudaraan dan solidaritas antar sesama prajurit yang telah menyelesaikan pendidikan secara bersamaan.[1]
    The term batch in the TNI institution also aims to increase the bonds of brotherhood and solidarity between fellow soldiers who have completed their education together.
    Sebuah video memperlihatkan dua anggota Polri satu letting saat bintara namun memiliki nasib yang berbeda.[2]
    A video shows two members of the Indonesian National Police, one "batch" while a non-commissioned officer, but having different fates
    Kegiatan Ziarah tidah hanya dihadiri oleh Leting ZLD Polres Sumba Timur tapi juga hadir rekan seangkatan dari TNI yang bertugas di Kodim 1601 Sumba Timur[3]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ Siapa Sangka, Ternyata Inilah Makna Dan Arti Letting Bagi Prajurit TNI”, in KoranMiliter (in Indonesian), KoranMiliter, 10 October 2019, retrieved 10 January 2026
  2. ^ Teman Satu Letting saat Bintara, Nasib 2 Polisi ini Kemudian Hari Berbeda, Ada yang Jadi Komandan Pangkatnya Mentereng”, in Merdeka (in Indonesian), Merdeka, 3 September 2023, retrieved 10 January 2026
  3. ^ 17 Tahun Pengabdian Leting ZLD bersama Albagaz dan Jaguar Lakukan ini”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) (in Indonesian), 21 January 2023, retrieved 13 January 2026

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From lete +‎ -ing.

Noun

leting f or m (definite singular letinga or letingen, indefinite plural letinger, definite plural letingene)

  1. a search
  2. prospecting (for oil etc.)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

leting m (definite singular letingen, indefinite plural letingar, definite plural letingane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of lating