sentiong
Indonesian
Etymology
From Betawi [Term?], from Chinese Hokkien 新塚/新冢, compound of 新 (sin, “new”) + 塚 (thióng, “graveyard”). Compare to Tiong Bahru (literally “new graveyard”), a Singaporean housing estate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sənˈtiɔŋ]
- Hyphenation: sên‧ti‧ong
Noun
sêntiong (first-person possessive sentiongku, second-person possessive sentiongmu, third-person possessive sentiongnya)
- Chinese graveyard.
- Hypernyms: kerkop, kuburan, pekuburan
Further reading
- “sentiong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.