kentang

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Indonesian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kənˈtaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: kên‧tang

Etymology 1[edit]

From Malay kentang, from Classical Malay kentang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (kenthang, “tuber”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁aŋ (“joint, jointed stem”).

  • Semantic loan from English potato (“underpowered; low-end”, literally “potato”) for "an underpowered, low-end computing device".

Noun[edit]

kêntang (plural kentang-kentang, first-person possessive kentangku, second-person possessive kentangmu, third-person possessive kentangnya)

  1. potato
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Adjective[edit]

kentang

  1. (slang, computing, humorous, extension) an underpowered, low-end computing device.
    Aku tidak bisa bermain karena ponselku kentang. ― I can't play games because my phone is a potato.

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Etymology 2[edit]

Blend of kena +‎ tanggung.

Adjective[edit]

kentang

  1. (slang) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Lagi kentang nih, bentar lagi kelar. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Malay[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (kenthang, “tuber”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kentang (Jawi spelling کنتڠ‎, plural kentang-kentang, informal 1st possessive kentangku, 2nd possessive kentangmu, 3rd possessive kentangnya)

  1. potato
    Ibu sedang merebus kentang di dalam dapur.
    Mother is boiling potatoes in the kitchen.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: kentang
  • → Min Nan: 蕳砃／𫈉砃 (kan-tang)

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