jantĕn

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Old Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒan.tən/
  • Rhymes: -tən
  • Hyphenation: jan‧tĕn

Etymology 1

Affixed jalu (“male; man, husband”) +‎ -ntĕn.

Noun

jantĕn

  1. male;
  2. man, husband
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Malay: jantan
    • Indonesian: jantan

Etymology 2

Affixed jaluk (“to ask”) +‎ -ntĕn.

Noun

jantĕn

  1. asking
Derived terms

Further reading

  • "jantĕn" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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