kretek

See also: krętek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian kretek, of onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɛtɛk/

Noun

kretek (plural kreteks)

1. A cigarette containing clove as well as tobacco, originating from Indonesia.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian keretek, kretek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkreː.tɛk/, /ˈkrɛ.tɛk/
• Hyphenation: kre‧tek

Noun

kretek m (plural kreteks)

1. kretek

   Synonyms: kreteksigaret, kruidnagelsigaret

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛtɛʔ/ [ˈkrɛ.t̪ɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -ɛtɛʔ
• Syllabification: kre‧tek

Noun

kretek (first-person possessive kretekku, second-person possessive kretekmu, third-person possessive kreteknya)

1. Nonstandard spelling of keretek.