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Malay
Etymology
A rebracketing of berentak (from ber- + entak related to hentak and antak).
Pronunciation
Noun
rentak (Jawi spelling رنتق, plural rentak-rentak, informal 1st possessive rentakku, 2nd possessive rentakmu, 3rd possessive rentaknya)
- rhythm (variation and pattern of strong and weak elements of sounds over time)
- Synonym: ritma
- (obsolete) stomping of the feet
- Synonym: hentak
Verb
merentak
- (obsolete) to stomp from excitement or anger
- Synonym: hentak
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رنتق rĕntak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 347
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “rĕntak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 333
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