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centang.

tick; checkmark (a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃen.taŋ//ˈt͡ʃen̪.t̪aŋ/
  1. tick; checkmark (a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (cénthang, “to tick off; to place a mark”).

noun/t͡ʃənˈtaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[t͡ʃən̪ˈt̪aŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. curved embankment

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

verb/ˈtʃen.taŋ//ˈt͡ʃen̪.t̪aŋ/
  1. to tick; to checkmark (to mark with a ✓ symbol)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ (cénthang, “to tick off; to place a mark”).

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