centeng
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Betawi centeng, from Hokkien 親丁/亲丁 (chheⁿ-teng, literally “intimate; relative; pro- + man; person”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cêntèng (first-person possessive centengku, second-person possessive centengmu, third-person possessive centengnya)
Further reading edit
- “centeng” 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.