genting

== Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay genting (“crucial; decisive”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡənˈtiŋ/ [ɡən̪ˈt̪iŋ] Rhymes: -iŋ Syllabification: gen‧ting ==== Adjective ==== genting (comparative lebih genting, superlative paling genting) narrow, small critical, precarious, tense endangered (of species). frayed, thinning. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Malay genting (“roof tile”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡənˈtiŋ/ [ɡən̪ˈt̪iŋ] Rhymes: -iŋ Syllabification: gen‧ting ==== Noun ==== genting (plural genting-genting) roof tile ===== Alternative forms ===== genteng ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “genting”, 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