daeng

See also: Daeng

Makasar

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaeŋ/, [ˈdã.ẽŋ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧eng

Noun

daeng (Lontara spelling ᨉᨕᨙ)

  1. title for men and women, originally only for ruling and higher classes (anaʼ karaeng), later also for middle class (tumaradeka); the title is further defined by an adjective that often corresponds in meaning to the person's name
  2. term of address for older siblings, older cousins, and used by a woman to address her husband

See also

Affixations

  • aʼdaeng
  • kadaengang
  • paʼdaengang

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology 1

Noun

daeng (Jawi spelling داءيڠ, plural daeng-daeng)

  1. dated spelling of daing (dried fish)

Etymology 2

From Buginese daeng.

Noun

Daeng (Jawi spelling داءيڠ)

  1. A title borne by any Bugis of good family.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdaʔeŋ/ [ˈd̪aː.ʔɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔeŋ
  • Syllabification: da‧eng

Noun

daeng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜁᜅ᜔)

  1. alternative form of daing

Further reading

  • daeng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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