lenting

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lenting.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /lənˈtiŋ/ [lən̪ˈt̪iŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: len‧ting

Adjective

lênting (comparative lebih lenting, superlative paling lenting)

  1. elastic

Verb

lênting

  1. to rebound (to bounceback from a force)
    Synonym: mengenyal
  2. to bend, to flex, to wrinkle, to shrivel (to deform any object)
    Synonym: bergelung

Derived terms

Noun

lênting (plural lenting-lenting) (sound)

  1. clink

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /lənˈteŋ/ [lən̪ˈt̪eŋ]
    • Rhymes: -eŋ
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /lənˈtiŋ/ [lən̪ˈt̪iŋ]
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Hyphenation: len‧ting

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Verb

lĕnting (Jawi spelling لنتيڠ)[1]

  1. to rebound (to bounceback from a force)
    Synonyms: anjal, bingkas, memantul, mengenyal
  2. to dart, to zip (of fast movement)
  3. to bend, to flex, to wrinkle, to shrivel (to deform any object)
    Synonyms: bergelung, melentur, menggelenting
  4. (figurative) to be angry, to be mad
    Synonyms: bengis, berang, gusar, marah
Derived terms
Descendants
  • > Indonesian: lenting (inherited)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

lĕnting (Jawi spelling لنتيڠ, plural lenting-lenting)[2] (sound)

  1. tinkle
  2. (loosely) twang
Descendants

References

  1. ^ "lenting" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901) “لنتڠ lĕnting”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited

Further reading