tetangga
Indonesian
Etymology
Reconstructed as reduplication of tangga, from Malay tetangga, from setangga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [təˈtaŋɡa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
- Hyphenation: tê‧tang‧ga
Noun
têtangga (plural tetangga-tetangga)
- neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
- Synonym: setangga
- Tetanggaku itu sering memutar lagu pada pagi hari.
- My neighbor often plays songs in the morning.
Derived terms
- bertetangga
- pertetanggaan
Further reading
- “tetangga” 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.