jantan

From Old Javanese jantĕn.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.tan/

jantan

1. (of animals) male

• betina

• laki-laki or lelaki

Inherited from Malay jantan, from Old Javanese jantĕn.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒantan/ [ˈd͡ʒan̪.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -antan
• Syllabification: jan‧tan

jantan (comparative lebih jantan, superlative paling jantan)

1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes (of animals and plants))
2. manly
3. (usually derogatory) male (of human)

• laki-laki (of humans)
• pria (of humans)

• betina (of animals and plants)
• perempuan (of humans)

From Old Javanese jantĕn.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒantan/
• Rhymes: -antan, -tan, -an

jantan (Jawi spelling جنتن)

1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes (of animals and plants))
2. (colloquial) manly, masculine

• lelaki / للاکي (of humans)

• betina / بتينا (of animals and plants)
• perempuan / ڤرمڤوان (of humans)

• Indonesian: jantan

• “jantan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.