kentut

Inherited from Malay kentut, from Proto-Malayic *kəntut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut, from Proto-Austronesian *qətut. The initial k- for *h- is unexpected. According to the Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, the form may have been derived via *ka-qətut > *ka-hətut > kəntut, however the loss of *h is unexplained.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kənˈtut/ [kən̪ˈt̪ʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ut
• Syllabification: ken‧tut

kêntut (plural kentut-kentut)

1. fart

kentut

1. to fart

• “kentut”, 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

• kentot (Pontianak)
• kontut (Sanggau)

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kəntut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut, from Proto-Austronesian *qətut; compare Tagalog utót (“fart”). The initial k- for *h- is unexpected. According to the Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, the form may have been derived via *ka-qətut > *ka-hətut > kəntut, however the loss of *h is unexplained.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /kənˈtut/ [kən̪ˈt̪ut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ut

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /kənˈtot/ [kən̪ˈt̪ot̪̚] (colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -ot
• Hyphenation: ken‧tut

kentut (Jawi spelling کنتوت, plural kentut-kentut)

1. fart, flatus^[1]

kentut (Jawi spelling کنتوت)

1. to fart, to pass wind^[1]

• > Indonesian: kentut (inherited)

• “kentut”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017