jantung tangan

Malay

Etymology

Compound of jantung (heart) +‎ tangan (arm, hand). Literally, arm's heart.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒantoŋ ˈtaŋan/ [ˈd͡ʒan̪.t̪oŋ ˈt̪a.ŋan]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒantuŋ ˈtaŋan/ [ˈd͡ʒan̪.t̪uŋ ˈt̪a.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan, -an
  • Hyphenation: jan‧tung ta‧ngan

Noun

jantung tangan (Jawi spelling جنتوڠ تاڠن, plural jantung-jantung tangan)

  1. (anatomy, obsolete) triceps[1]
    Synonyms: trisep, triseps

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1932) “jantong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis