Tenggerese
/tɛŋɡəˈriːz/noun
Relating to the Tengger people, their language, or their culture in East Java, Indonesia.
Did you know?The Tenggerese are one of Indonesia’s prominent Hindu communities, maintaining rituals at Mount Bromo despite living in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient to Medieval Java
Javanese
Tengger
“Name of the volcanic highlands and mountain region in eastern Java; its deeper linguistic origin is uncertain.”
Traditional Javanese legend
Javanese
Rara Anteng and Jaka Seger
“The legendary ancestral couple traditionally said to have given the region its name through a blending of Anteng and Seger.”
Modern Indonesian usage
Indonesian
Tengger
“The Tengger highlands and the Tengger people of East Java, centered around Mount Bromo.”
19th–20th Century
Dutch/English
Tenggerese
“An English ethnonym formed from Tengger plus the identifying suffix -ese.”
Modern English
English
Tenggerese
“A noun or adjective referring to the Tengger people, language, or culture.”