mentah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mentah, from Proto-Malayic *məntah (compare Malay mentah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare Chamorro mata', Gilbertese mata, Hawaiian maka, Malagasy manta, Maori mata).

Adjective

mentah

1. raw, uncooked
2. (of fruit) unripe

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (~ *mətaq), compare Old Javanese mĕtah.

Adjective

mentah

1. raw

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *məntah (compare Indonesian mentah), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mataq (compare Chamorro mata', Gilbertese mata, Hawaiian maka, Malagasy manta, Maori mata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məntah/
• Rhymes: -əntah, -tah, -ah

Adjective

mentah (Jawi spelling منته)

1. raw (uncooked)

Further reading

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