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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STENGAH

From Malay sa tengah one half.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STENGAH

stengah  [ˈstɛŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STENGAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stengah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STENGAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stengah

A stengah is a drink made from a half measure of whisky and soda water, served over ice. It was a popular drink with British subjects in the early 20th century, in areas of the British Empire in Asia. In W. Somerset Maugham's short story The Book-Bag, he writes, "I told the amah to fetch the whiskey and syphon and I mixed her a good strong stengah and made her drink a little." The term derives from the Malay word for "half".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STENGAH


anga
ˈʌŋɡə
anger
ˈæŋɡə
chimichanga
ˌtʃɪmɪˈtʃæŋɡə
conga
ˈkɒŋɡə
donga
ˈdɒŋɡə
finger
ˈfɪŋɡə
Ganga
ˈɡʌŋɡə
hunger
ˈhʌŋɡə
linger
ˈlɪŋɡə
longa
ˈlɒŋɡə
longer
ˈlɒŋɡə
manga
ˈmæŋɡə
Mpumalanga
mˈpʌmɑːlɑːŋɡə
renga
ˈrɛŋɡə
sangar
ˈsʌŋɡə
tanga
ˈtæŋɡə
Tange
ˈtæŋɡə
tonga
ˈtɒŋɡə
Tsonga
ˈtsɒŋɡə
Zamboanga
ˌzæmbəʊˈæŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STENGAH

stench trap
stenchful
stenchy
stencil
stenciler
stencilled
stenciller
stencilling
stend
Stendhal
stenlock
steno
stenobath
stenobathic
stenocardia
stenochrome
stenochromy
stenograph
stenographer
stenographic

WORDS THAT END LIKE STENGAH

Abdullah
ah
Allah
dah
dargah
Deborah
durgah
Hannah
lah
Leah
Mount Pisgah
noah
Pisgah
Sabah
Sarah
Savannah
shah
Utah
yah
yeah

Synonyms and antonyms of stengah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stengah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STENGAH

Find out the translation of stengah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stengah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stengah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

stengah
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stengah
570 millions of speakers

English

stengah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stengah
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stengah
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Stengah
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stengah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stengah
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stengah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stengah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stengah
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stengah
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stengah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

stengah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stengah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Stengah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stengah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stengah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stengah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Stengah
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stengah
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

stengah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stengah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stengah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stengah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stengah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STENGAH»

The term «stengah» is regularly used and occupies the 77.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STENGAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stengah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stengah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stengah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STENGAH»

Discover the use of stengah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stengah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books: Twenty-One ...
2, SET 1 Twenty-One Central Five-Letter- Stems; The First Seven: NEAST, IEAST, INAST, INEST, INEAT, INEAS and REAST Wo Шщ STANGED- stung STENGAH — Soda and whiskey drink GANNETS— Large seabirds NEGATES- Nullifies 7th  ...
Frank H. Gaertner, 2010
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TWILIGHT OF THE WHITE RAJAHS
I am taking you home to get you your favourite drink, stengah! And then take you to the hospital.' 'Stengah! Did you say stengah?' 'My word . . . yes . . . of course. Yes, yes, darling. I'll walk towards you. Please don't shoot me. Promise me ...
Alex Ling, 2013
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Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-1945
In the early stages of the Second World War, the vast crescent of British-ruled territories stretching from India to Singapore appeared as a massive Allied asset.
Christopher Alan Bayly, Timothy Norman Harper, 2005
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LIFE
I had an idea before I went to Malaya, an idea picked up from an unsympathetic press, of a group of men, the harsh overseers of great capitalist enterprises, intransigent, unconstructive exploiters of native labor, drinking stengah after stengah ...
5
Youth, Heart of Darkness, The End of the Tether
“Tiga stengah,” he cried after each splash and pause, gathering 25 the line busily for another cast. “Tiga stengah,” which means three fathom and a half. For a mile or so from seaward there was a uniform depth of water right up to the bar.
Joseph Conrad, Owen Knowles, 2010
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Malayan Spymaster: Memoirs of a Rubber Planter, Bandit ...
The most popular alcoholic drinks amongst Europeans were Tiger beer and a ' stengah', a long whisky with water or soda. Although stengah means 'half' in Malay, the normal proportions were about one third whisky to two thirds water, so that ...
Boris Hembry, 2011
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The Waking That Kills
Well, “stengah” isthe Malay wordfor half. So Imake mygin and tonic the oldfashioned way, half tonic andhalf gin.' And sowe'd hada second drink together , and thenathird. Imade them. A tallglasshalf full of gin. Dropin ahandful ofice,so that the ...
Stephen Gregory, 2013
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Speaking through the Silence : Narratives, Social ...
(27) Picking up My Daughter 4. pak sri: Kula arani nek bidalipun jam wolu, nil pa setengah wolu, jam pinten nika wau. lare kula weling, "Pak pethuk stengah wolu. " 5. pak budi: Nembe sami datheng lajeng kog anu. tesih kempal-kempal.
Deakin University Laine A. Berman Lecturer School of Australian and International Studies, 1998
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Heart of Darkness and Other Stories
... young Malay uplifted and long-drawn declared the depth of the water in his own language. 'Tiga stengah,' he cried after each splash and pause, gathering the line busily for another cast. Tiga stengah, which means three fathom and a half.
Joseph Conrad, 2006
10
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories The Flying Tigers
One suffocating afternoon he was standing at the improvised bar in the American Supply depot at Laoshan drinking a stengah, which made the sweat pour from his bronzed face and roll in little streams down a strong bared throat and deep ...
Cornelius Morgan, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STENGAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stengah is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alamak, Harga Daging Tembus Rp150 Ribu Perkilogram
"Ya terpkasa putar otak, belinya stengah kilo saja, nanti baru dimasak campur sayuran lainnya. Semua mahal sekarang," kata Anita salah satu pembeli di pasar ... «JPNN.com, Jul 15»
2
Si Melon Meledak,Dua Pabrik Ludes
”Tukang tanaman hias juga kena (kebakaran),” tambah dia. Sekitar stengah jam lebih api berkobar, pabrik ludes terbakar. Petugas Pemadam Kebakaran yang ... «Pojok Jawa Barat, Jul 15»
3
39 Siswa Akselerasi Dibebankan Rp182 juta
... jika ada orang tua siswa yang kurang mampu maka akan dibebaskan seperti beberapa murid disini ada yang membayar stengah adapula yang dibebaskan,” ... «Fajar, Feb 15»
4
Fashionable way to promote tourism
Think of the stengah, tiffin, afternoon tea on the plantation lawns, maharajahs, maharanis, elephant rides and exquisitely turbaned staff! British India with CEO ... «The Star Online, Nov 14»
5
Ini Bahan dan Alat Pembersih Patung Dirgantara
Sejumlah bahan untuk memandikan patung yang digagas Presiden pertama Bung Karno ini stengah dipersiapkan, mulai dari air hingga puluhan kilogram jeruk ... «SINDOnews.com, Aug 14»
6
Ahok: Gaji Petugas Kebersihan Sudah Dibayarkan
... dia cuma dipinjam nama oleh oknum di dinas kebersihan, gue pinjam nama lo, lo pura-pura kerja sama saya, trus bagi duit stengah-stengah. Trus lama-lama ... «Harian Terbit, Jun 14»
7
Old Singapore's new attraction
Also, despite being Scottish, I don't like whisky, so a stengah - a weak one topped up with soda - didn't really appeal. However, I did promise myself a Singapore ... «The West Australian, May 14»
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Baru Stengah Periode, 7 dari 8 Program Vicky-Ai Telah Terealisasi
MANADO, OKE – Tidak bisa dipungkiri bahwa kepemimpinan Walikota, Dr. Ir. G. S. Vicky Lumentut, SH, M.Si, DEA dan Wakil Walikota Dr. Harley A. B ... «Oke Manado, Jul 13»
9
Album Baru Lady Gaga Akan Keren Banget
Kami melakukan apapun yang kita inginkan, dan kita nggak harus membuat lagu dengan durasi tiga stengah menit agar pas untuk radio. Membahas akan ... «Hai Online, Jun 13»
10
Metallica Performs The National Anthem in SF Giant Park
Lethargica Stengah 2 years ago in reply to duwal. It would sound so much better if Kirk could do decent vibrato though. Read more Show less ... «YouTube, May 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stengah [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stengah>. May 2024 ».
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