kenceng

== Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦚ꧀ꦕꦼꦁ (kenceng, “tight; straight, direct; strong”), ꦏꦼꦚ꧀ꦕꦁ (kencang, “to stretch and tie”), from Malay kencang, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kən.t͡ʃəŋ/ Hyphenation: kên‧cêng ==== Adjective ==== kêncêng (comparative lebih kenceng, superlative paling kenceng) informal form of kencang (colloquial, vulgar) high, ecstatic primarily (but not exclusively) from the use of drugs === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Peranakan Indonesian kenceng (“bow drill”), from Teochew 弓 (gêng1, “bow”) + 鑽／钻 (zeng3, “drill”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkɛnt͡ʃɛŋ] Hyphenation: kèn‧cèng ==== Noun ==== kèncèng (plural kenceng-kenceng) bow drill === Etymology 3 === From Malay kenceng. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkɛnt͡ʃɛŋ] Hyphenation: kèn‧cèng ==== Noun ==== kèncèng (plural kenceng-kenceng) cauldron === References === === Further reading === “kenceng”, 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 == Javanese == === Romanization === kenceng romanization of ꦏꦼꦚ꧀ꦕꦼꦁ alternative spelling of kèncèng, romanization of ꦏꦺꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦁ == Peranakan Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Teochew 弓 (gêng1, “bow”) + 鑽／钻 (zeng3, “drill”). === Noun === kenceng bow drill ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kenceng