tenaga

Indonesian

noun
Definitions
  • energy (such as electric energy or nuclear energy)
  • energy (impetus behind activity)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tenaga derived from Sanskrit तानयति (extend, expand).

Origin

Sanskrit

तानयति

Gloss

extend, expand

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