ganteng
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Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Javanese ganteng. Compare to Kapampangan santing.
Adjective
[edit]ganteng (comparative lebih ganteng, informal comparative gantengan, superlative terganteng, equative seganteng)
- handsome (of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
Etymology 2
[edit]Unknown, possibly related to the first etymology.
Verb
[edit]ganteng
- (intransitive, uncommon) to thicken (thickening of sugar)
- Synonym: mengental
Further reading
[edit]- “ganteng” 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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