jantĕn

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.tən/
• Rhymes: -tən
• Hyphenation: jan‧tĕn

Etymology 1

Affixed jalu (“male; man, husband”) +‎ -ntĕn.

Noun

jantĕn

1. male;
2. man, husband

Derived terms

• majantĕn

 

Descendants

• → Malay: jantan
  • Indonesian: jantan

Etymology 2

Affixed jaluk (“to ask”) +‎ -ntĕn.

Noun

jantĕn

1. asking

Derived terms

• añjantĕn

 

Further reading

• "jantĕn" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.