cinta monyet
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of cinta (“love”) + monyet (“monkey”), literally “monkey love”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃinta ˈmoɲet/ [ˌt͡ʃin̪.t̪a ˈmo.ɲɛt̪̚]
- Syllabification: cin‧ta mo‧nyet
Noun
- puppy love (romantic love during childhood or adolescence)
Further reading
- “cinta monyet”, 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
(literally, “monkey love”)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cin‧ta‧mo‧nyet
Noun
cinta monyet (Jawi spelling چينتا موڽيت)
- puppy love (love during childhood or adolescence)
Further reading
- “cinta monyet”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017