kencang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kencang, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”).[1] Doublet of gancang and goncang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kənˈt͡ʃaŋ]
Hyphenation: kên‧cang

Adjective

kêncang

taut
Synonym: tegang

Antonym: kendur
fast
Synonyms: laju, cepat
tight
Synonyms: erat-erat, erat, kuat

Alternative forms

kenceng (colloquial)

Affixed terms

kekencangan
memperkencang
mengencangkan
pengencangan
terkencang

References

H. L. Shorto (2006) A Mon-Khmer comparative dictionary‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

“kencang” 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.

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