ꦠꦸꦤꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ꦲꦸꦤꦁ (unang) +‎ ꦠ- (ta-), see Old Javanese unĕṅ, unaṅ (“longing, yearning, heartache”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tu.naŋ/
  • Rhymes: -naŋ
  • Hyphenation: tu‧nang

Noun

ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang)

  1. fiancé, fiancée

Descendants

  • → Malay: tunang

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “tunang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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