hentak

See also: Hentak

English

Noun

hentak

1. A Meitei traditional food item made of ingredients such as fish and vegetables

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qetak (“slam down, ram down”). Cognate with Manggarai tak (“hit with something, hammer”) and Toba Batak ontak (“to pound, of the pulse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hən.tak/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [hən.täʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ

Verb

hentak (Jawi spelling هنتق)

1. to stomp, to stamp with one's foot

Further reading

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