rintang

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrintaŋ/ [ˈrin̪.t̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -intaŋ
• Syllabification: rin‧tang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay rintang.

Root

rintang

1. obstacle

Derived terms

• merintang
• merintangi
• merintangkan
• perintang
• perintangan
• rintangan
• terintang

Etymology 2

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Verb

rintang (active merintang, reflexive passive terrintang, ordinary passive dirintang, imperative rintang, emphatic-jussive rintanglah)

1. to be busy; to be doing something

   Synonym: sibuk

2. to be engrossed

   Synonym: asyik

3. to be very fond of something

Derived terms

• merintang
• merintang-rintang
• perintang
• perintang-rintang

Further reading

• “rintang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016