penting

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˈtiŋ/ [pənˈt̪iŋ]

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• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: pen‧ting

Etymology 1

Adjective

pênting

1. important; primary

   Synonyms: pokok, utama

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

pênting (first-person possessive pentingku, second-person possessive pentingmu, third-person possessive pentingnya)

1. clink (such as of a guitar)

Further reading

• “penting” 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.