pinang

See also: Pinang

English

Noun

pinang (plural pinangs)

  1. A palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pinang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpinaŋ/ [ˈpi.naŋ]
  • Rhymes: -inaŋ
  • Syllabification: pi‧nang

Noun

pinang (plural pinang-pinang)

  1. betelnut

Hyponyms

  • pinang awa
  • pinang jerkat
  • pinang kelapa
  • pinang kotai
  • pinang masak
  • pinang merah
  • pinang muda
  • pinang raja
  • pinang sebatang
  • pinang senawar
  • pinang sirih

Derived terms

  • peminang

Verb

pinang

  1. to propose a girl or woman; to ask someone's hand (in marriage)

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (pinaṃ).

Noun

pinang (Jawi spelling ڤينڠ, plural pinang-pinang)

  1. betelnut

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pinang
  • → English: pinang
  • → Hokkien: 檳榔／槟榔 (pin-nn̂g)

Further reading

Maranao

Noun

pinang

  1. cannonball
    Synonym: pitonang

References

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