daeng

See also: Daeng

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaeŋ/, [ˈdã.ẽŋ]
• Hyphenation: da‧eng

Noun

daeng (Lontara spelling ᨉᨕᨙ)

1. title for men and women, originally only for ruling and higher classes (anaʼ karaeng), later also for middle class (tumaradeka); the title is further defined by an adjective that often corresponds in meaning to the person's name
2. term of address for older siblings, older cousins, and used by a woman to address her husband

Affixations

• aʼdaeng
• kadaengang
• paʼdaengang

See also

• kaka

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology 1

Noun

daeng (Jawi spelling داءيڠ, plural daeng-daeng or daeng²)

1. dated spelling of daing (“dried fish”)

Etymology 2

From Buginese daeng.

Noun

Daeng (Jawi spelling داءيڠ, uncountable)

1. A title borne by any Bugis of good family.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʔeŋ/ [ˈd̪aː.ʔɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -aʔeŋ
• Syllabification: da‧eng

Noun

daeng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜁᜅ᜔)

1. alternative form of daing

Further reading

• “daeng”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• Deang