ketimbang
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ke- + timbang, borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ, ꦏꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (, katimbang, “than”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.ˈtɪm.baŋ/
- Rhymes: -baŋ
- Hyphenation: kê‧tim‧bang
Particle
kêtimbang
- (colloquial) rather than
- Synonym: daripada
Alternative forms
Descendants
- → Malay: ketimbang
Further reading
- “ketimbang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
ketimbang
- romanization of ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian ketimbang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (ketimbang). Popularized by Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian 10th Prime Minister.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈtimbaŋ/ [kəˈt̪im.baŋ]
- Rhymes: -imbaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ
- Hyphenation: ke‧tim‧bang
Particle
ketimbang (Jawi spelling کتيمبڠ)
- (rare) Rather than.
- Synonym: daripada
Derived terms
- Kerajaan Ketimbang (“Anwar Ibrahim cabinet”)
Further reading
- “ketimbang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.