Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ponteng

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pon-teng
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To skip (school or work); play truant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay ponteng.

Inflected Forms

pontengs (present, singular) pontenging (participle, present) pontenged (participle, past) pontenged (past)

Derived Forms

pon

Questions

What does ponteng mean?
To skip (school or work); play truant.
Where does ponteng come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Malay ponteng.

How to pronounce ponteng

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