sentakan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of sentak +‎ an.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /sənˈtakan/ [sən̪ˈt̪a.kan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: sen‧ta‧kan

Noun

sentakan (Jawi spelling سنتقن, plural sentakan-sentakan or sentakan2)

  1. (physics) jerk
  2. recoil

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sentakan (inherited)

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