jentera

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jentera, from Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəntəˈra/ [d͡ʒən̪.t̪əˈra]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: jen‧te‧ra

Noun

jêntêra (plural jentera-jentera)

1. wheel

   Synonym: roda

2. machinery

   Synonyms: mesin, pesawat

3. spin (textile)

Derived terms

• berjentera

Further reading

• “jentera”, 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 Sanskrit यन्त्र (yantra).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒənˈtərə/ [d͡ʒən̪ˈt̪ə.rə]

• (ms-SG, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəntəˈra/ [d͡ʒən̪.t̪əˈra]

Noun

jentera (Jawi spelling جنترا, plural jentera-jentera or jentera²)

1. wheel

   Synonyms: lereng, liring, roda

2. apparatus; machine

   Synonyms: alat, mesin

Derived terms

• berjentera
• jengkaut
• jentolak

References

• Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 83-84

Further reading

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