Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈtan/ [kəˈt̪an]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tan
  • Rhymes: -tan, -an, -n

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦤ꧀ (ketan, glutinous rice), from Old Javanese kĕtan (glutinous rice).

Noun

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kêtan (plural ketan-ketan, first-person possessive ketanku, second-person possessive ketanmu, third-person possessive ketannya)

  1. (cooking) glutinous rice
    Synonym: pulut
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ketan

  1. (education) Acronym of ketua angkatan (head of class).

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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ketan

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦠꦤ꧀