rentak

Malay

Etymology

A rebracketing of berentak (from ber- +‎ entak related to hentak and antak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəntaʔ/
• Rhymes: -əntaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

Noun

rentak (Jawi spelling رنتق, plural rentak-rentak, informal 1st possessive rentakku, 2nd possessive rentakmu, 3rd possessive rentaknya)

1. rhythm (variation and pattern of strong and weak elements of sounds over time)

   Synonym: ritma

2. (obsolete) stomping of the feet

   Synonym: hentak

Verb

merentak

1. (obsolete) to stomp from excitement or anger

   Synonym: hentak

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “رنتق rĕntak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 347
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “rĕntak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 333

Further reading

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