angpau

English

Noun

angpau (plural angpaus)

  1. Alternative form of ang pow.
    • 1990, Contributions to Southeast Asian Ethnography, page 24:
      The lorchu' s angpau contained two Malaysian dollars, those of the thauke, 40 cents.
    • 2003, Choo Ming Ding, Kee Beng Ooi, Chinese Studies of the Malay World: A Comparative Approach:
      It says the children receive angpau from the adults, while the old receive angpau from the young.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hokkien 紅包 / 红包 (âng-pau, literally red packet). Compare Mandarin 紅包 / 红包 (hóngbāo, red packet). Doublet of hongbao.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈaŋpau̯/ [ˈaŋ.pau̯]
  • Rhymes: -aŋpau̯
  • Syllabification: ang‧pau

Noun

angpau (plural angpau-angpau)

  1. red envelope; ang pow: A red envelope which one fills with money and gives as a gift especially to children and unmarried people on Chinese New Year
    Synonym: hongbao

Malay

Etymology

From Hokkien 紅包红包 (âng-pau, “red packet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋpaw/ [ˈaŋ.pau̯]

Noun

angpau (Jawi spelling اڠڤاو, plural angpau-angpau)

  1. red envelope; ang pow: A red envelope which one fills with money and gives as a gift in many Asian countries, especially to children and unmarried people on Chinese New Year.

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