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

noon, midday.
Synonym: siang

References

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

“tengah hari” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təŋah hari/

Noun

tengah hari

noon (midday)

Descendants

Indonesian: tengah hari
→ Remontado Agta: tanghárì
→ Tagalog: tanghali

References

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

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