petang

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəteaŋ/

Adjective

petang

1. dark

Derived terms

• pemetang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay petang (“afternoon”), from Proto-Malayic *pətəŋ (literally “dark, obscure”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈtaŋ/ [pəˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: pe‧tang

Noun

pêtang (plural petang-petang)

1. evening: the time of day between afternoon and night

   Synonym: sore

Derived terms

• kepetangan
• memetang-metangkan
• pemetang-metang
• petang-petang
• sepetang-petangan

Further reading

• “petang”, 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

Karao

Adjective

petang

1. hot

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ, compare Javanese peteng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈtaŋ/ [pəˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -ətaŋ, -taŋ, -aŋ

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

petang (Jawi spelling ڤتڠ, plural petang-petang or petang²)

1. afternoon (part of the day between noon and evening)

Synonyms

• sore / سوري

Descendants

• Indonesian: pêtang

Further reading

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