anteng

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈan.təŋ]
• Hyphenation: an‧têng

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ.

Adjective

anteng

1. tranquil, calm (peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety)
2. (of children) not capricious, not fickle, obedient
3. homebody, stay-at-home (that prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere)

Derived terms

• keantengan
• anteng ayem

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Balinese ᬳᬦ᭄ᬢᭂᬂ (anteng).

Noun

anteng (first-person possessive antengku, second-person possessive antengmu, third-person possessive antengnya)

1. shawl; stole.

Further reading

• “anteng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

anteng

1. Romanization of ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anteŋ (“still, calm, quiet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antəŋ/
• Rhymes: -antəŋ, -ntəŋ, -təŋ, -əŋ

Noun

anteng (plural anteng-anteng, informal 1st possessive antengku, 2nd possessive antengmu, 3rd possessive antengnya)

1. (Jakarta) gentle; quiet.

Further reading

• “anteng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.