Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay mentah, from Proto-Malayic *məntah (compare Malay mentah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare Chamorro mata', Gilbertese mata, Hawaiian maka, Malagasy manta, Maori mata).

Adjective

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mentah

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. (of fruit) unripe

Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (~ *mətaq), compare Old Javanese mĕtah.

Adjective

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mentah

  1. raw

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *məntah (compare Indonesian mentah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare Chamorro mata', Gilbertese mata, Hawaiian maka, Malagasy manta, Maori mata).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mentah (Jawi spelling منته)

  1. raw (uncooked)

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