Parahiyangan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • Parahyangan (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Sundanese Parahiyangan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /parahiˈjaŋan/ [pa.ra.hiˈja.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧hi‧ya‧ngan

Proper noun

Parahiyangan

  1. a mountainous and cultural region in central and southern West Java
    Synonym: Priangan

Further reading

Sundanese

Alternative forms

  • Parahyangan
  • Parahiangan

Etymology

From pa- -an +‎ rahyang, literally “the place/abode of the gods”, from Old Javanese ra- + hyang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /parahiˈjaŋan/

Proper noun

Parahiyangan (Sundanese script ᮕᮛᮠᮤᮚᮍᮔ᮪)

  1. a mountainous and cultural region in central and southern West Java

Descendants

  • Sundanese: Priangan
    • → Dutch: Preanger
      • → English: Preanger
    • → Indonesian: Priangan

Further reading

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