kentang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kənˈtaŋ]
• Hyphenation: kên‧tang

Etymology 1

From Malay kentang, from Classical Malay kentang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (kenthang, “tuber”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁aŋ (“joint, jointed stem”).

• Semantic loan from English potato (“underpowered; low-end”, literally “potato”) for "an underpowered, low-end computing device".

Noun

kêntang (plural kentang-kentang, first-person possessive kentangku, second-person possessive kentangmu, third-person possessive kentangnya)

1. potato:
   1. the tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
   2. (humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

Derived terms

• kentang biasa
• kentang goreng
• kentang mentega
• kentang merah
• kentang mustofa
• kentang rendang
• kentang tes

 

• ubi kentang

 

Adjective

kentang

1. (slang, computing, humorous, extension) underpowered, low-end.

   Aku tidak bisa bermain karena ponselku kentang. ― I can't play games because my phone is a potato.

Related terms

• umbi

 

Etymology 2

Blend of kena +‎ tanggung.

Adjective

kentang

1. (slang) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Lagi kentang nih, bentar lagi kelar. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “kentang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (kenthang, “tuber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kən.taŋ/
• Rhymes: -əntaŋ, -taŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kentang (Jawi spelling کنتڠ, plural kentang-kentang, informal 1st possessive kentangku, 2nd possessive kentangmu, 3rd possessive kentangnya)

1. potato

   Ibu sedang merebus kentang di dalam dapur.

   Mother is boiling potatoes in the kitchen.

Derived terms

• kentang goreng
• kentang putar
• ubi kentang

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: kentang
• → Hokkien: 蕳砃／𫈉砃 (kan-tang)
• → Teochew: 蕳砃／𫈉砃 (gang¹ dang¹)

Further reading

• “kentang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "kentang" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.