# mantan
## Central Malay
### Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Old Javanese mantĕn, an alternation of mari, from -um- + ari (“to cease”).

### Pronunciation

* (Besemah) IPA: /manˈtan/

### Adjective

mantan
* (Besemah) former (position holders, positions, etc); ex-
    riye mantan ― former village chief

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: mantan

### References

* ↑ Suan, Ahmad Bastari (1984) “Istilah-istilah yang mungkin dapat memperkaya kosa kata bahasa Indonesia [Terms that could enrich the Indonesian lexicon]”, in Majalah Pembinaan Bahasa Indonesia (in Indonesian), volume 5, number 2, pages 83–84
* ↑ Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (1995) Petunjuk praktis berbahasa Indonesia [A practical guide to using Indonesian] (in Indonesian), page 9

### Further reading

* Sutiono Mahdi (2014) “mantan”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris [Besemah–Indonesian–English dictionary] (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 239

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Besemah mantan, possibly from Old Javanese mantĕn. Coined by Indonesian linguist and cultural activist Ahmad Bastari Suan in 1984 as an alternative to the Dutch loanword eks, as well as the native form bekas, which had a pejorative connotation.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmantan/
* Rhymes: -tan, -an
* Hyphenation: man‧tan

### Adjective

mantan
* former (position holders, positions, etc); ex-
    Synonyms: bekas, eks
    mantan kepala sekolah ― former headmaster

#### Usage notes

Unlike typical adjectives, it is used before the modified noun, perhaps influenced by the usage of eks.

### Noun

mantan (plural)
* (colloquial, informal) a former significant other
** 2020, Cella, Chua, Tantri (lyrics and music), “Mantanku [My Ex]”, in Identitas [Identity], performed by Kotak, Jakarta: Warner Music Indonesia, track 7:Apa kabar sekarang kamu, sang mantanku?How are you now, my ex?

#### Descendants

* → Malay: منتن (mantan)

### References

* ↑ Suan, Ahmad Bastari (1984) “Istilah-istilah yang mungkin dapat memperkaya kosa kata bahasa Indonesia [Terms that could enrich the Indonesian lexicon]”, in Majalah Pembinaan Bahasa Indonesia (in Indonesian), volume 5, number 2, pages 83–84
* ↑ Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (1995) Petunjuk praktis berbahasa Indonesia [A practical guide to using Indonesian] (in Indonesian), page 9

### Further reading

* “mantan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Indonesian mantan, from Besemah mantan, possibly from Old Javanese mantĕn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [man.tan]
* Rhymes: -tan, -an
* Hyphenation: man‧tan

### Adjective

mantan (Jawi spelling منتن)
* former (position holders, positions, etc); ex-
    Synonym: bekas
    mantan Menteri Besar ― former Chief Minister

### References

* ↑ Suan, Ahmad Bastari (1984) “Istilah-istilah yang mungkin dapat memperkaya kosa kata bahasa Indonesia [Terms that could enrich the Indonesian lexicon]”, in Majalah Pembinaan Bahasa Indonesia (in Indonesian), volume 5, number 2, pages 83–84
* ↑ Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (1995) Petunjuk praktis berbahasa Indonesia [A practical guide to using Indonesian] (in Indonesian), page 9

### Further reading

* “mantan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.