hiang

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (hiyaṃ), found in the title of Dapunta Hiang.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hiang (Jawi spelling هياڠ, plural hiang-hiang, informal 1st possessive hiangku, 2nd possessive hiangmu, 3rd possessive hiangnya)

  1. Alternative form of yang (a deity, god, or goddess).

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