mayang

Javanese

Romanization

mayang

1. romanization of ꦩꦪꦁ

Sundanese

Etymology 1

From N- +‎ payang.

Verb

mayang (Sundanese script ᮙᮚᮀ)

1. to catch fish using a payang (“seine”)

Derived terms

• dipayangan
• mayangan
• pamayang
• parahu mayang
• tukang mayang

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Old Javanese mayaṅ. Cognate with Javanese ꦩꦪꦁ (mayang).

Noun

mayang (Sundanese script ᮙᮚᮀ)

1. flower of the areca palm

Derived terms

• akar mayang
• bulu mayang
• geus bijil bulu mayang
• ki mayang
• putu mayang

Further reading

• "mayang" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia