itung

Bunun

Noun

itung

1. earwax

References

• “285681”, in 原住民族語言線上辭典 [Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages]‎^[1] (in Mandarin), Taipei: 財團法人原住民族語言研究發展基金會 [Indigenous Languages Research and Development Foundation], 2014–2026

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hituŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qituŋ (“consider, think about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ituəŋ]
• Hyphenation: i‧tung
• Rhymes: -uŋ

Verb

itung

1. to count

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qituŋ (“think about, consider”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈituŋ/, [ˈi.t̪ʰũŋ]
• Hyphenation: i‧tung

Verb

itung (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨈᨘ or 𑻱𑻳𑻦𑻴, semi-transitive anngitung, passive niitung)

1. (transitive) to think about; to ponder

   Laʼbapaʼ sayang-marannu, kuitunna sompoʼ bonang, kupannattarrang, sombalaʼ natattaʼ esaʼ

   I am very sad and desperate, because I thought it would be high tide, I prepared a sail, but then suddenly it was low tide.

   Punna kutaba kuitung, kuruntuʼ kunawa-nawa, jappoʼ atengku, ancuruʼ bone kambungku

   If I happen to think about it, if I let my thoughts go over it, my liver is rotten (heartbroken) and my insides are destroyed.

Derived terms

affixations

• anngitung
• itung-itùngi
• panngitung

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 256

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay hitung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.tuŋ/
• Hyphenation: i‧tung

Verb

itung

1. to count

   Synonym: (dialectal) rekeng

   Itung satu sampe spulu.

   Count one to ten.

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qituŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔituŋ/ [ʔɪˈt̪uŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: i‧tung

Verb

itung

1. to count

Derived terms

• itungan

Verb

itung

1. to consider (something or someone as something)