ꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch senter (“centre”) (dialectal), from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”). Doublet of ꦱꦸꦮꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (suwènter) and ꦱ꧀ꦮꦼꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (swenter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛn.tər/
• Rhymes: -tər
• Hyphenation: sèn‧ter

Adjective

ꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (sènter)

1. center, centre
2. mid

Noun

ꦱꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (sènter)

1. midfielder
2. flashlight (US, Canada), torch (UK, Aus, NZ)
3. spotlight

Derived terms

• ꦚꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂ (nyènter)
• ꦚꦺꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦫꦶ (nyènteri)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: senter

Further reading

• “senter” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.