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Indonesian
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: an‧têng
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ.
Adjective
anteng
- tranquil, calm (peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety)
- (of children) not capricious, not fickle, obedient
- homebody, stay-at-home (that prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Balinese ᬳᬦ᭄ᬢᭂᬂ (anteng).
Noun
anteng (first-person possessive antengku, second-person possessive antengmu, third-person possessive antengnya)
- shawl; stole.
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
anteng
- Romanization of ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦁ (anteng), from Old Javanese antĕṅ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anteŋ (“still, calm, quiet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
anteng (plural anteng-anteng, informal 1st possessive antengku, 2nd possessive antengmu, 3rd possessive antengnya)
- (Jakarta) gentle; quiet.
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