mantan

== Central Malay == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Old Javanese mantĕn, an alternation of mari, from -um- + ari (“to cease”). === Pronunciation === (Besemah) IPA(key): /manˈtan/ === Adjective === mantan (Besemah) former (position holders, positions, etc); ex- riye mantan ― former village chief ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: mantan→ Malay: mantan === References === === Further reading === Sutiono Mahdi (2014), “mantan”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris [Besemah–Indonesian–English dictionary] (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 239 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Besemah mantan, possibly from Old Javanese mantĕn. Coined by Indonesian linguist and cultural activist Ahmad Bastari Suan in 1984 as an alternative to the Dutch loanword eks, as well as the native form bekas, which had a pejorative connotation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmantan/ Rhymes: -tan, -an Hyphenation: man‧tan === Adjective === mantan former (position holders, positions, etc); ex- Synonyms: bekas, eks mantan kepala sekolah ― former headmaster ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike typical adjectives, it is used before the modified noun, perhaps influenced by the usage of eks. === Noun === mantan (plural mantan-mantan) (informal) a former significant other ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: mantan === References === === Further reading === “mantan”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Indonesian mantan, from Besemah mantan, possibly from Old Javanese mantĕn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [man.tan] Rhymes: -tan, -an Hyphenation: man‧tan === Adjective === mantan (Jawi spelling منتن, comparative lebih mantan, superlative paling mantan) former (position holders, positions, etc); ex- Synonym: bekas mantan Menteri Besar ― former Chief Minister === References === === Further reading === "mantan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017