rentak
Malay
Etymology
A rebracketing of berentak (from ber- + entak related to hentak and antak).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /rənˈtak/ [rən̪ˈt̪aʔ]
- Rhymes: -əntaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ
- Rhymes: -ren, -tak
Noun
rentak (Jawi spelling رنتق, plural rentak-rentak or rentak2)
- rhythm (variation and pattern of strong and weak elements of sounds over time)
- Synonym: ritma
- (obsolete) stomping of the feet
- Synonym: hentak
Derived terms
Affixations
Verb
rentak (Jawi spelling رنتق)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: rentak (inherited)
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “رنتق rĕntak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 347
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “rĕntak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 333
Further reading
- "rentak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017