tenang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tenang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tə.naŋ/
  • Hyphenation: tê‧nang
  • Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

tênang

  1. calm, motionless (of water, etc.)
    Sungai ini tenang airnya.This river is calm.
  2. calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds
  • air tenang
  • angin tenang
  • berahi tenang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təˈnaŋ/ [t̪əˈnaŋ]

Adjective

tenang (Jawi spelling تنڠ or تينڠ, comparative lebih tenang, superlative paling tenang)

  1. calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable

Derived terms

Affixations

Further reading

Maranao

Noun

tenang

  1. luster

Verb

tenang

  1. to shine

Derived terms

  • petenang