kuningan
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kuningan. Equivalent to kuning (“yellow”) + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kuˈniŋan/ [kuˈni.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -iŋan
- Syllabification: ku‧ni‧ngan
Noun
kuningan (countable and uncountable, plural kuningan-kuningan)
Further reading
- “kuningan” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /kuneŋan/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kunɪŋan/
- Rhymes: -eŋan, -ŋan, -an
Noun
kuningan (Jawi spelling کونيڠن, plural kuningan-kuningan)
- brass (alloy of copper and zinc)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “kuningan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.