kental
English
Noun
kental (plural kentals)
- Alternative form of quintal.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kental, probably from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦼꦭ꧀ (kenthel), from Old Javanese kandĕl (“thick”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kənˈtal]
- Hyphenation: kên‧tal
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
kêntal
- thick:
- having a viscous consistency
- (of an accent) prominent, strong
- (of friendship) acquainted
- 1943, Tan Malaka, Madilog:
- Lebih kental susunannya, lebih pasti kediamannya dan lebih mendalam kepercayaannya, tetapi paling tiada dikenal didunia luar diantara 3 agama yang masuk ke Tiongkok itu, ialah agama Islam.
- The more acquainted the arrangement it has, the more certain the residence it has, and the deeper the belief it has. Yet, the least known in the outside world among the three religions that entered China, is the religion Islam.
Derived terms
- kekentalan
- mengental
- mengentalkan
- pengental
- pengentalan
- terkental
References
- ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (21 June 2020) “Loan - v”, in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[1], retrieved 15 March 2022: “Given its distribution only on Java, Bali and Lombok and in Malay, but not in the Batak languages or other languages of northern Sumatra, or in Borneo, this is most likely to be a loan from Javanese.”
Further reading
- “kental” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Probably from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦼꦭ꧀ (kenthel), from Old Javanese kandĕl (“thick”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəntal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
kental (Jawi spelling کنتل)
- thick:
- having a viscous consistency
- (of an accent) prominent, strong
- (of friendship) acquainted
Derived terms
- kekentalan
- mengental
- mengentalkan
- pengental
- pengentalan
- terkental
References
- ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (21 June 2020) “Loan - v”, in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[2], retrieved 15 March 2022: “Given its distribution only on Java, Bali and Lombok and in Malay, but not in the Batak languages or other languages of northern Sumatra, or in Borneo, this is most likely to be a loan from Javanese.”
Further reading
- “kental” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
From French quintal, from Latin quintale, Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of kantar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cɛn.tal/
Noun
kental (definite accusative kentali, plural kentaller)
- quintal (100 kilograms)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kental | kentaller |
| definite accusative | kentali | kentalleri |
| dative | kentale | kentallere |
| locative | kentalde | kentallerde |
| ablative | kentalden | kentallerden |
| genitive | kentalin | kentallerin |