ganteng
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Javanese ganteng. Compare to Kapampangan santing.
Adjective edit
ganteng (comparative lebih ganteng, informal comparative gantengan, superlative terganteng, equative seganteng)
- handsome (of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown, possibly related to the first etymology.
Verb edit
ganteng
- (intransitive, uncommon) to thicken (thickening of sugar)
- Synonym: mengental
Further reading edit
- “ganteng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.