mentega

See also: mentéga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mentega, from Portuguese manteiga, from Old Galician-Portuguese manteiga, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mənˈtɛɡa/ [mən̪ˈt̪ɛ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa
• Syllabification: men‧te‧ga

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Noun

mêntèga (plural mentega-mentega)

1. butter (soft foodstuff made from milk)

   Synonym: rumboter

Alternative forms

• mantèga
• mêrtèga

Derived terms

• mementegai

• mentega cokelat
• mentega kacang
• mentega putih
• mentega tiruan

Further reading

• “mentega”, 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 Portuguese manteiga.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /mənˈteɡə/ [mən̪ˈt̪e.ɡə]
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /mənˈteɡa/ [mən̪ˈt̪e.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -ɡə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

mentega (Jawi spelling منتيݢ, plural mentega-mentega or mentega²)

1. butter (soft foodstuff made from milk)

Descendants

• Indonesian: mentega
• → Hokkien: 文地牙 (bûn-tē-gâ)

Further reading

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