lentuat

Central Malay

Etymology

Contraction of ulu + *tuat (from Proto-Malayic *tuət) with a regular neutralization of the vowel in antepenultimate syllable to schwa and the adition of intrusive /n/. Compare Malay lutut.

Noun

lentuat

  1. knee

Further reading

  • Sutiono Mahdi (2014) “lentuat”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris [Besemah–Indonesian–English dictionary] (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 225
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