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 (first-person possessive petangku, second-person possessive petangmu, third-person possessive petangnya)

  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, 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 (MY)(file)

Noun

petang (Jawi spelling ڤتڠ, plural petang-petang, informal 1st possessive petangku, 2nd possessive petangmu, 3rd possessive petangnya)

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

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Indonesian: pêtang

Further reading
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