ganteng

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡan.təŋ/
  • Rhymes: -təŋ
  • Hyphenation: gan‧têng

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ganteng. Compare to Kapampangan santing.

Adjective

gantêng (comparative lebih ganteng, superlative paling ganteng or terganteng, equative seganteng)

  1. (of a man or boy) handsome (attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
    Synonyms: tampan, (rare) bagus

Etymology 2

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Verb

gantêng

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) to become or get thicker
    Synonym: mengental

Further reading

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