sentiong

Indonesian

Etymology

From Betawi sentiong, from Chinese Hokkien 新塚／新冢, compound of 新 (sin, “new”) +‎ 塚／冢 (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)

1. Chinese graveyard.

   Hypernyms: kerkop, kuburan, pekuburan

Further reading

• “sentiong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.