jantan

See also: jäntan and Jantan

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese jantĕn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒan.tan/

Adjective

jantan

1. (of animals) male

Antonyms

• betina

Related terms

• laki-laki or lelaki

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jantan, from Old Javanese jantĕn.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒantan/ [ˈd͡ʒan̪.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -antan
• Syllabification: jan‧tan

Adjective

jantan (comparative lebih jantan, superlative paling jantan)

1. male (belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes (of animals and plants))
2. manly
3. (usually derogatory) male (of human)

Synonyms

• laki-laki (of humans)
• pria (of humans)

Antonyms

• betina (of animals and plants)
• perempuan (of humans)

Derived terms

Affixations

• berjantan
• kejantanan
• menjantani
• pejantan
• perjantanan

Further reading

• “jantan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese jantĕn.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒantan/ [ˈd͡ʒan̪.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -antan, -tan, -an
• Hyphenation: jan‧tan

Adjective

jantan (Jawi spelling جنتن, comparative lebih jantan, superlative paling jantan)

1. male

   Antonym: betina

   1. (of animals and plants) Belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes.

      Synonym: lelaki (of humans)

      Antonym: perempuan (of humans)

   2. (of instruments, tools, or connectors) Designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
2. (figurative) Synonym of berani.
3. (figurative) manly, masculine

   Synonym: kelelakian

4. (colloquial, Malaysia) fuck boy; sleaze; tomcat

Derived terms

Affixations

• berjantan
• kejantan-jantanan
• kejantanan
• menjantani
• menjantankan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: jantan (inherited)

Further reading

• "jantan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017