tenang
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.naŋ/
- Hyphenation: tê‧nang
- Rhymes: -ənaŋ, -naŋ, -aŋ
Adjective
tênang
- calm, motionless (of water, etc.)
- Sungai ini tenang airnya. ― This river is calm.
- calm, composed, still, collected, imperturbable
Derived terms
Affixations
- bertenang
- ditenangkan
- ketenangan
- menenang
- menenangkan
- penenang
- penenangan
- tenangkan
Compounds
- air tenang
- angin tenang
- berahi tenang
Further reading
- “tenang”, 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): /təˈnaŋ/ [t̪əˈnaŋ]
Adjective
tenang (Jawi spelling تنڠ or تينڠ)
Derived terms
Affixations
- bertenang
- ketenangan
- menenangkan
- penenang
Further reading
- “tenang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Maranao
Noun
tenang
Verb
tenang
- to shine
Derived terms
- petenang