cinta monyet

Malay

Etymology

(literally, “monkey love”)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cin‧ta‧mo‧nyet.

Noun

cinta monyet (Jawi spelling چينتا موڽيت, plural cinta-cinta monyet, informal 1st possessive cinta monyetku, 2nd possessive cinta monyetmu, 3rd possessive cinta monyetnya)

1. puppy love (love during childhood or adolescence)

Further reading

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