lintang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay lintang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlintaŋ/ [ˈlin̪.t̪aŋ]
• Syllabification: lin‧tang

Noun

lintang (plural lintang-lintang)

1. width; breadth

   Synonyms: bentang, lebar

2. (astronomy, geography) latitude; parallel

   Coordinate term: bujur

Derived terms

Affixations

• malang-melintang
• melintang
• melintangkan

Compounds

• lintang bujur
• lintang ekliptika
• lintang galaktik
• lintang kuda
• lintang pukang
• lintang selatan
• lintang utara

Further reading

• “lintang”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wintaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən (compare Malay bintang), from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən.

Noun

lintang

1. star

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, schwa-variety, /a/-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈlintaŋ/ [ˈlin̪.t̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -intaŋ, -taŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: lin‧tang

Adjective

lintang (Jawi spelling لينتڠ, comparative lebih lintang, superlative paling lintang)

1. crosswise; transverse; horizontal (lying or situated across).

   Synonym: mendatar

   Antonyms: bujur, tegak

   Kayu lintang itu digunakan untuk mengukuhkan struktur bumbung rumah.

   The crosswise piece of wood is used to strengthen the house's roof structure.

   Susunan meja di dalam dewan peperiksaan itu diletakkan secara lintang supaya ruang yang ada dapat dimaksimumkan sepenuhnya.

   The arrangement of tables in the examination hall is placed horizontally so that the available space can be fully maximized.

Noun

lintang (Jawi spelling لينتڠ, plural lintang-lintang)

1. (geography) latitude (imaginary lines running from east to west on the Earth's surface).

   Antonym: bujur

   Khatulistiwa ialah garisan lintang yang berada pada sifar darjah.

   The equator is the latitude line that is at zero degrees.

Derived terms

Affixations

• kelintangan (“latitude; crossing”)
• melintang (“to lie crosswise; horizontal”)
• melintangi (“to thwart; to cross”)
• melintangkan (“to lay something crosswise”)
• terlintang (“lying across”)

Compounds

• garisan lintang (“latitude”)
• keratan lintang (“cross section”)
• lintang pukang (“helter-skelter; haphazardly”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lintang (inherited)

Further reading

• "lintang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "lintang" at PRPM first version)

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lintaŋ/ [lɪn̪ˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: lin‧tang

Noun

lintang (Sulat Sūg spelling لِنْتَڠْ)

1. bamboo buoy (used to mark the anchorage of a fish trap)