tentang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tentang. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tənˈtaŋ/
• Rhymes: -taŋ
• Hyphenation: tên‧tang

Preposition

têntang

1. of; about; on; regarding (with regard to; on account of; on the subject of)

   Synonyms: mengenai, akan

2. as to (with reference or regard to)
3. toward (in relation to someone or something)

   Synonym: terhadap

4. (obsolete) near (physically close to, in close proximity to)
5. (obsolete) above (physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing)
6. (obsolete) around (forming a circle or closed curve containing something)

Derived terms

• bertentang
• bertentangan
• penentang
• penentangan
• pertentangan
• pertentangkan
• setentang
• tentangan
• tentangi
• tertentang

 

Further reading

• “tentang” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təntaŋ/
• Rhymes: -əntaŋ, -taŋ, -aŋ

Preposition

tentang (Jawi spelling تنتڠ)

1. about (concerning)

Synonyms

• berkaitan dengan / برکاءيتن دڠن
• berkenaan dengan / برکناءن دڠن
• darihal / دريحال
• mengenai / مڠناءي

Descendants

• Indonesian: tentang

Further reading

• “tentang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.