renteng

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay renteng (“bunch; cluster; string”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrɛntɛŋ/ [ˈren̪.t̪ɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɛŋ
  • Syllabification: ren‧teng

Noun

renteng (plural renteng-renteng)

  1. chain
  2. strand
  3. recourse

Derived terms

  • berenteng-renteng
  • merenteng
  • rentengan
  • serenteng

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦁ (rèntèng, “strung, line, row”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrɛntɛŋ/ [ˈren̪.t̪ɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɛŋ
  • Syllabification: ren‧teng

Noun

renteng (plural renteng-renteng)

  1. canting with four tips or an even number, maximum six, arranged in a row

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