Konting

Konting is a cross-linguistic term used in Malay, Indonesian, and Filipino languages. It denotes a small amount, degree, or number, and is typically translated into English as “a little,” “some,” or “a bit.” In Filipino, konting is a common everyday word used to scale quantities, as in phrases like konting oras (a little time) or konting tulong (a little help).

In Malay and Indonesian, konting appears more often in formal or written language and can form compounds related to portions or quotas. In these languages it is sometimes found in official terminology related to allocations or contingents, though in casual speech speakers often choose synonyms such as sedikit to express a small quantity.

The word is part of a family of terms around quantity and contingency and is related to forms such as kontingen and kontingent in various Southeast Asian languages.

See also

sedikit

kontingen

kontingent