ꦲꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wĕntĕn, wontĕn, wwantĕn (“there is (are); here is”), wwaya, wwara (“to be there; to be present”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada. Doublet of ꦮꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (wènten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntən/

Verb

ꦲꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (ènten)

  1. (dialectal) there is/are; to be
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦲꦤ (ana), (krama) ꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀ (wonten)

Descendants

  • → Jambi Malay: (Kota Seberang) entan

Further reading

  • “enten” 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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