hyang

See also: Hyang

English

Noun

hyang (plural hyangs)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Hyang.

Anagrams

• ghayn

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hiang, yang, from Old Malay [script needed] (hiyaṃ), from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ. Spelling influenced by Javanese ꦲꦾꦁ (yang).

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

Pronunciation

• (standard, common) IPA^(key): [ˈhʲaŋ], [ˈçaŋ]
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): [hɪˈjaŋ]
• Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

hyang

1. (Hinduism) hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology

Alternative forms

• hiang (Standard Malay)
• yang

Related terms

• kayangan
• sembahyang

Descendants

• → English: Hyang

Further reading

• “hyang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016