ꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch senter (“centre”) (dialectal), from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”). Doublet of ꦱꦸꦮꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (suwènter) and ꦱ꧀ꦮꦼꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (swenter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛn.tər/
  • Rhymes: -tər
  • Hyphenation: sèn‧ter

Adjective

ꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (sènter)

  1. center, centre
  2. mid

Noun

ꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (sènter)

  1. midfielder
  2. flashlight (US, Canada), torch (UK, Aus, NZ)
  3. spotlight

Derived terms

  • ꦚꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (nyènter)
  • ꦚꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦫꦶ (nyènteri)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: senter

Further reading

  • “senter” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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