mantan
See also: màntán
Indonesian
Etymology
From Besemah mantan. Coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmantan/
- Hyphenation: man‧tan
Noun
mantan (plural mantan-mantan, first-person possessive mantanku, second-person possessive mantanmu, third-person possessive mantannya)
- a former significant other
Further reading
- “mantan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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