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centèng

[t͡ɕəntɛŋ]

noun

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. night watchman
  2. hitman
  3. A person employed to watch over property at night, sometimes associated with protection or enforcement roles.
Examples

Dia kerjè jadi centèng di kampung itu.

He works as a night watchman in that village.

Pronunciationt͡ɕəntɛŋ

Part of speechnoun

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