tunggang gunung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tunggang gunung. Can be reanalyzed as tunggang +‎ gunung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtuŋ.ɡaŋ ˈɡu.nuŋ/, [ˌt̪uŋ.ɡaŋ ˈɡu.nʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: tung‧gang‧gu‧nung

Noun

tunggang gunung (plural tunggang-tunggang gunung)

  1. evening (the time where the sun seems to 'lie atop the mountain ridge')
  2. old age

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

From tunggang (“to ride”) +‎ gunung (“mountain”)

Noun

tunggang gunung (Sundanese script ᮒᮥᮀᮌᮀ ᮌᮥᮔᮥᮀ)

  1. evening (the time where the sun 'lies atop the mountain ridge')
  2. an hour (wanci) in the Sundanese traditional timekeeping system equivalent to around 4 p.m.
    umur tunggang gunung
    old age
    (literally, “evening age”)

Further reading

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