kentang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kentang.

Noun

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

1. potato

Derived terms

• kentang goreng
• ubi kentang

 

Further reading

• “kentang” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• kentang goreng
• kentang putar
• ubi kentang

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: kentang

Further reading

• “kentang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "kentang" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.