anteng
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ.
Adjective edit
anteng
- tranquil, calm (peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety)
- (of children) not capricious, not fickle, obedient
- homebody, stay-at-home (that prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Balinese ᬳᬦ᭄ᬢᭂᬂ (anteng).
Noun edit
anteng (first-person possessive antengku, second-person possessive antengmu, third-person possessive antengnya)
Further reading edit
- “anteng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
anteng
- Romanization of ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anteŋ (“still, calm, quiet”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anteng (plural anteng-anteng, informal 1st possessive antengku, 2nd possessive antengmu, 3rd possessive antengnya)
- (Jakarta) gentle; quiet.
Further reading edit
- “anteng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.