lintang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lintang.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlintaŋ/ [ˈlin̪.t̪aŋ]
Syllabification: lin‧tang

Noun

lintang (plural lintang-lintang)

width; breadth
Synonyms: bentang, lebar
(astronomy, geography) latitude; parallel
Coordinate term: bujur

Derived terms

malang-melintang
melintang
melintangkan

lintang bujur
lintang ekliptika
lintang galaktik
lintang kuda
lintang pukang
lintang selatan
lintang utara

Further reading

“lintang” 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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wintaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən (compare Malay bintang), from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən.

Noun

lintang

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Tausug

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lintaŋ/ [lɪn̪ˈt̪aŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: lin‧tang

Noun

lintang (Sulat Sūg spelling لِنْتَڠْ)

bamboo buoy (used to mark the anchorage of a fish trap)