hentak

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English

Noun

hentak

  1. A Meitei traditional food item made of ingredients such as fish and vegetables

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qetak “to slam down, ram down” (cognate with Manggarai tak “to hit with something, to hammer” and Toba Batak ontak “to pound, of the pulse”); doublet of entak and antak.

Pronunciation

Verb

hentak (Jawi spelling هنتق)

  1. to stomp, to stamp with one's foot

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