tengger

East Yugur

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *teŋgeri, from Proto-Turkic *teŋri.

Compare Mongolian тэнгэр (tenger, “sky, weather”), Turkish tanrı (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰeŋker/

Noun

tengger

1. weather

   Ondorki tengger ja yaan baan?

   How is the weather today?

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tengger.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛŋɡɛr/ [ˈt̪ɛŋ.ɡɛr]
• Rhymes: -ɛŋɡɛr
• Syllabification: teng‧ger

Noun

tènggèr

1. perch (a place used as a roost or stand by a bird)

   Synonym: (more common) tenggeran

Derived terms

• bertengger
• kebertenggeran
• tenggeran

 

Further reading

• “tengger” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

tengger

1. Romanization of ꦠꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ