hidung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay hidung, from Proto-Malayic *hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhiduŋ/ [ˈhi.dʊŋ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iduŋ
  • Syllabification: hi‧dung

Noun

hidung (plural hidung-hidung)

  1. nose

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /hidoŋ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /hidʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -idoŋ, -doŋ, -oŋ
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

hidung (Jawi spelling هيدوڠ, plural hidung-hidung)

  1. nose (organ of the face)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: hidung

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هيدڠ hidoeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 148
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هيدڠ hidung”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 695
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hidong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 406

Further reading