tentang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ttg (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tentang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tənˈtaŋ/ [t̪ən̪ˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ten‧tang

Preposition

têntang

1. of; about; on; regarding (with regard to; on account of; on the subject of)

   Synonyms: mengenai, akan

2. as to (with reference or regard to)
3. toward (in relation to someone or something)

   Synonym: terhadap

4. (obsolete) near (physically close to, in close proximity to)
5. (obsolete) above (physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing)
6. (obsolete) around (forming a circle or closed curve containing something)

Derived terms

• bertentang
• bertentangan
• menentang
• menentangi
• menentangkan
• penentang
• penentangan
• pertentangan
• pertentangkan
• setentang
• tentangan
• tentangi
• tertentang

Further reading

• “tentang”, 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

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Pronunciation

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

Preposition

tentang (Jawi spelling تنتڠ)

1. about (concerning)

   Synonyms: berkaitan dengan, berkenaan dengan, darihal, mengenai

Descendants

• Indonesian: tentang

Further reading

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