"kencang" meaning in Indonesian

See kencang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kənˈt͡ʃaŋ] Forms: kêncang [canonical], lebih kencang [comparative], paling kencang [superlative], kenceng [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: From Malay kencang, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”). Doublet of gancang and goncang. Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|kencang}} Malay kencang, {{der|id|mkh-pro|*kcəŋ|t=stretched, to stretch}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”), {{doublet|id|gancang|goncang}} Doublet of gancang and goncang Head templates: {{id-adj|head=kêncang}} kêncang (comparative lebih kencang, superlative paling kencang)
  1. taut Synonyms: tegang
    Sense id: en-kencang-id-adj-cD1xM~bw Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 0
  2. fast Synonyms: laju, cepat
    Sense id: en-kencang-id-adj-EV3DYG-~
  3. tight Synonyms: erat-erat, erat, kuat
    Sense id: en-kencang-id-adj-kitT6oN-

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "kencang"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kencang",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "mkh-pro",
        "3": "*kcəŋ",
        "t": "stretched, to stretch"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "gancang",
        "3": "goncang"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of gancang and goncang",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay kencang, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”). Doublet of gancang and goncang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kêncang",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih kencang",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling kencang",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kenceng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "kêncang"
      },
      "expansion": "kêncang (comparative lebih kencang, superlative paling kencang)",
      "name": "id-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kên‧cang"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kendur"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 12 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taut"
      ],
      "id": "en-kencang-id-adj-cD1xM~bw",
      "links": [
        [
          "taut",
          "taut"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tegang"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fast"
      ],
      "id": "en-kencang-id-adj-EV3DYG-~",
      "links": [
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "laju"
        },
        {
          "word": "cepat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tight"
      ],
      "id": "en-kencang-id-adj-kitT6oN-",
      "links": [
        [
          "tight",
          "tight"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "erat-erat"
        },
        {
          "word": "erat"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kənˈt͡ʃaŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kencang"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Indonesian adjectives",
    "Indonesian doublets",
    "Indonesian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Indonesian lemmas",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Malay",
    "Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer",
    "Indonesian terms inherited from Malay",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "kencang"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay kencang",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "mkh-pro",
        "3": "*kcəŋ",
        "t": "stretched, to stretch"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "gancang",
        "3": "goncang"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of gancang and goncang",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Malay kencang, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kcəŋ (“stretched, to stretch”). Doublet of gancang and goncang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kêncang",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih kencang",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling kencang",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kenceng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "kêncang"
      },
      "expansion": "kêncang (comparative lebih kencang, superlative paling kencang)",
      "name": "id-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kên‧cang"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kendur"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taut",
          "taut"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tegang"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "laju"
        },
        {
          "word": "cepat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tight",
          "tight"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "erat-erat"
        },
        {
          "word": "erat"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuat"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kənˈt͡ʃaŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kencang"
}

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