ranting

English

Etymology 1

From rant +‎ -ing.

Verb

ranting

1. present participle and gerund of rant

Etymology 2

From rant +‎ -ing.

Noun

ranting (countable and uncountable, plural rantings)

1. (countable) A long, angry, and impassioned speech.
2. (uncountable) The act or process of delivering a rant.

Anagrams

• ign'rant

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ranting.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrantiŋ/ [ˈran.t̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -antiŋ
• Syllabification: ran‧ting

Noun

ranting

1. branch of an organization in village level

Further reading

• “ranting” 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.

Malay

Etymology

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Noun

ranting (Jawi spelling رنتيڠ, plural ranting-ranting, informal 1st possessive rantingku, 2nd possessive rantingmu, 3rd possessive rantingnya)

1. twig, small branch

   cerita ranting ― a form of story telling in Kelantanese wayang kulit based on or spun off characters and settings of the main original story (cerita pokok)

   1. (Riau) branch of an organization in village level

Verb

ranting (in the form of meranting)

1. to branch

   Synonyms: cabang, cawang

2. to stretch upwards
3. to prune

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “رنتيڠ ranting”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 10
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رنتيڠ ranting”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 340
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ranting”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 314

Further reading

• “ranting” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.