kental
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
kental (plural kentals)
- Alternative form of quintal
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay kental, probably from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦼꦭ꧀ (kenthel), from Old Javanese kandĕl (“thick”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
kental or kêntal
- thick:
- having a viscous consistency
- (of an accent) prominent, strong
- (of friendship) acquainted
- 1943, Tan Malaka, Madilog:
- Lebih kental susunannya, lebih pasti kediamannya dan lebih mendalam kepercayaannya, tetapi paling tiada dikenal didunia luar diantara 3 agama yang masuk ke Tiongkok itu, ialah agama Islam.
- The more acquainted the arrangement it has, the more certain the residence it has, and the deeper the belief it has. Yet, the least known in the outside world among the three religions that entered China, is the religion Islam.
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2020-06-21), “Loan - v”, in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[1], retrieved 2022-03-15: “Given its distribution only on Java, Bali and Lombok and in Malay, but not in the Batak languages or other languages of northern Sumatra, or in Borneo, this is most likely to be a loan from Javanese.”
Further readingEdit
- “kental” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French quintal, from Latin quintale, Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of kantar.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kental (definite accusative kentali, plural kentaller)
- quintal (100 kilograms)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kental | |
| Definite accusative | kentali | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | kental | kentaller |
| Definite accusative | kentali | kentalleri |
| Dative | kentale | kentallere |
| Locative | kentalde | kentallerde |
| Ablative | kentalden | kentallerden |
| Genitive | kentalin | kentallerin |