aing

See also: a- -ing

Brunei Malay

Alternative forms

• aying

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (“fresh water; steam, river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aiŋ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ing

Noun

aing

1. water (liquid H₂O)

   Banyak-banyak minum aing.

   Drink a lot of water.

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Old Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aiŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧ing

Pronoun

aing

1. I; me (first person singular pronoun)

   Aing nurut carék siya.

   I will follow your words.

Descendants

• Sundanese: aing

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese aing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aiŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧ing

Pronoun

aing (Sundanese script ᮃᮄᮀ)

1. (informal, cohag, dialectal) I; me (in the vulgar sense)

   Coordinate terms: abdi, kuring, urang, aing, kami, kula, kaula, sim kuring

   Aing rék balik heula, nya.

   I'm going home early, alright?

Usage notes

• This term is the most casual form of self-address commonly used by men, and is suitable for conversations among close friends. Conversely, in polite or formal situations, its usage is usually interpreted as highly disrespectful. For a more polite usage, Sundanese use kuring or an even more polite form, abdi.
• This term can be compared to Japanese 俺 (ore) in terms of usage, as it is a very casual and is considered very disrespectful in polite or formal setting.

See also

Sundanese personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person exclusive	lemes	abdi1, sim kuring2	abdi sadayana1, simkuring sadayana2
	loma	urang1, kuring2, kami3, 4	kuring sareréa
	cohag	aing	aing kabéhan
	enclitic	-ing †	-
1st person inclusive	lemes	-	urang samudayana
	loma	-	arurang, urang
2nd person	lemes	anjeun, hidep5	aranjeun, haridep5
	loma	manéh, silaing	maranéh
	cohag	sia, dia4	saria, sararia
3rd person	lemes	mantenna6, anjeunna	aranjeunna
	loma	manéhna, inya4, nyana4, inyana4	maranéhna
	cohag	si éta	-
	enclitic	-na	-
reflexive	lemes	nyalira
	loma	sorangan, diri

¹ Informal.
² Formal.
³ Expressing speaker's superiority.
⁴ Dialectal form.
⁵ Toward younger.
⁶ Respectful.

† Obsolete

Notes:

• The personal pronouns may vary depending on the dialect.
• The second person pronouns maybe replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The second and third person singular pronouns maybe used plurally.

See each entry for more information.