mentah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mentah, from Proto-Malayic *məntah (compare Malay mentah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare Chamorro mata', Gilbertese mata, Hawaiian maka, Malagasy manta, Maori mata).
Adjective
mentah
Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (~ *mətaq), compare Old Javanese mĕtah.
Adjective
mentah
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *məntah (compare Indonesian mentah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare Chamorro mata', Gilbertese mata, Hawaiian maka, Malagasy manta, Maori mata).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məntah/
- Rhymes: -əntah, -tah, -ah
Adjective
mentah (Jawi spelling منته)
- raw (uncooked)
Further reading
- “mentah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.