Entek
/jv/Source Language: The language or dialect this term originates from (JV).Definition & Context
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A Javanese word meaning exhausted, depleted, or completely gone. Used to describe a state in which a thing, material, or resource has been entirely used up with nothing remaining.
Synonyms & Variants
habis
The standard Indonesian equivalent of the Javanese word `entek`.
abis
A colloquial variant of "habis" widely used in informal national-level conversation.
entek-entekan
A characteristic Javanese reduplicated form that intensifies the meaning of complete depletion.
kelar
The word `kelar` originates from Javanese but has been widely absorbed into Indonesian urban slang.
rampung
The Javanese word `rampung` more commonly refers to the completion of a task, but in certain contexts can overlap semantically with `entek`.
Usage Notes or Etymology
The word entek is a native Javanese Ngoko vocabulary item that lexically means “exhausted” or “depleted”. It is commonly used in everyday conversation among Javanese speakers, particularly in Central Java and East Java, to indicate that something has been fully used up, consumed, or no longer remains. Within the Javanese speech level system, entek belongs to the Ngoko Lugu register, appropriate for use among peers or toward younger individuals. Its more refined Krama equivalent is telas, used in formal contexts or when addressing someone deserving of respect. The word also appears in the reduplicated form “entek-entekan”, conveying the sense of exhausting something completely until absolutely nothing is left.
Real-world Usage
Entek wis, bensiné motorku! (Habis sudah, bensin motorku!)
English Translation
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