petang

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəteaŋ/

Adjective

petang

  1. dark

Derived terms

  • pemetang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay petang (“afternoon”), from Proto-Malayic *pətəŋ (literally “dark, obscure”),[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈtaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧tang

Noun

pêtang (plural petang-petang)

  1. evening: the time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark
    Synonym: sore

Derived terms

  • kepetangan
  • memetang-metangkan
  • pemetang-metang
  • petang-petang
  • sepetang-petangan

References

  1. ^ Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎[1], Canberra: The Australian National University

Further reading

Karao

Adjective

petang

  1. hot

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ, compare Javanese peteng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pətaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ətaŋ, -taŋ, -aŋ
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Noun

petang (Jawi spelling ڤتڠ, plural petang-petang)

  1. afternoon (part of the day between noon and evening)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pêtang

Further reading

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