angpau
English
Noun
angpau (plural angpaus)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
Further reading
- “angpau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.