centang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (cénthang, “to tick off; to place a mark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃen.taŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃen̪.t̪aŋ/
• Rhymes: -entaŋ
• Hyphenation: cen‧tang

Noun

centang

1. tick; checkmark (a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement)

Verb

centang (active mencentang, passive dicentang)

1. (transitive) to tick; to checkmark (to mark with a ✓ symbol)

Compounds

• centang biru

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃənˈtaŋ/ [t͡ʃənˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: cen‧tang

Noun

centang

1. curved embankment

Further reading

• “centang” 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.