rentak

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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)

  1. rhythm (variation and pattern of strong and weak elements of sounds over time)
    Synonym: ritma
  2. (obsolete) stomping of the feet
    Synonym: hentak

Verb

merentak

  1. (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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