pengantin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈŋant̪ɪn]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧ngan‧tin

Etymology 1

From Malay pengantin, from Classical Malay penganten, pengantin, from Javanese ꦥꦔꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ꧀ (pangantèn, “bride, groom”), from Old Javanese paṅantyan (“waiting place”) (compare apaṅantenan (“to be bride and bridegroom”)), anti (“to wait”). Doublet of penghentian.

Noun

pengantin (plural pengantin-pengantin)

  1. bride (female), groom (male)
    Synonyms: manten, mempelai
Derived terms
  • berpengantin
  • kepengantinan

Etymology 2

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Noun

pengantin (plural pengantin-pengantin)

  1. night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)
    Synonym: srigading

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