kijang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkid͡ʒaŋ/ [ˈki.d͡ʒaŋ]

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• Rhymes: -id͡ʒaŋ
• Syllabification: ki‧jang

Etymology 1

From Malay kijang. Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *jəŋ (“deer, venison”). Compare Old Javanese kidaṅ.

Noun

kijang (plural kijang-kijang)

1. muntjac (Muntiacus)

Derived terms

• kijang kambing
• kijang kuning
• kijang menjangan
• kijang muncak
• kijang tembu

Etymology 2

Genericized trademark of Toyota Kijang.

Noun

kijang (plural kijang-kijang)

1. MPV (multipurpose vehicle)

   Kijang Veloz hibrida dan kijang Avanza

   Veloz hybrid MPV and Avanza MPV

Further reading

• “kijang”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *jəŋ (“deer, venison”). Compare Old Chinese 獐 (OC *kjaŋ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkid͡ʒaŋ/ [ˈki.d͡ʒaŋ]
• Rhymes: -id͡ʒaŋ, -d͡ʒaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ki‧jang

Noun

kijang (Jawi spelling کيجڠ, plural kijang-kijang or kijang²)

1. muntjac (Muntiacus)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kijang (inherited)
• → Chinese: 棋樟山 (Qízhāng Shān)

Further reading

• "kijang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017