tenang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tenang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.naŋ/
• Hyphenation: tê‧nang
• Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

tênang

1. calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable

Affixed terms

• bertenang
• ditenangkan
• ketenangan
• menenang
• menenangkan
• penenang
• penenangan
• tenangkan

 

Compounds

• air tenang
• angin tenang
• berahi tenang

 

Further reading

• “tenang” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈnaŋ/ [t̪əˈnaŋ]

Adjective

tenang (Jawi spelling تنڠ or تينڠ)

1. calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable

Derived terms

• bertenang
• menenangkan
• ketenangan
• penenang

Further reading

• “tenang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

tenang

1. luster

Verb

tenang

1. to shine

Derived terms

• petenang