pengantin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈŋant̪ɪn]
• Hyphenation: pê‧ngan‧tin

Etymology 1

From Malay pengantin, from Classical Malay penganten, pengantin, from Javanese ꦥꦔꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦤ꧀ (pangantèn, “bride, groom”), from Old Javanese paṅantyan (“waiting place”) (compare apaṅantenan (“to be bride and bridegroom”)), anti (“to wait”). Doublet of penghentian. Compare with Tausug pangantin.

Noun

pengantin (uncountable)

1. bride (female), groom (male).

   Synonyms: manten, mempelai

Derived terms

• berpengantin
• kepengantinan

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

pengantin (uncountable)

1. night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis).

   Synonym: srigading

Further reading

• “pengantin” 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.