tengah hari

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tengah +‎ hari, from Malay tengah hari, from Proto-Malayic *təŋah hari.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təˈŋah ˈhari]

Noun

têngah hari

  1. noon, midday
    Synonym: siang

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

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *təŋah hari.[1] By surface analysis, tengah (“middle”) +‎ hari (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təŋah hari/

Noun

tengah hari (Jawi spelling تڠه هاري, plural tengah-tengah hari)

  1. noon (midday)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tengah hari
  • → Remontado Agta: tanghari
  • → Tagalog: tanghali

References

  1. ^ Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎[2], Canberra: The Australian National University
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