pinggang

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Malay pinggang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piŋɡaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ping‧gang

Noun

pinggang

1. (anatomy) waist (part of the body)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pinggang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiŋ.ɡaŋ/, [ˈpiŋ.ɡaŋ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ping‧gang

Noun

pinggang (plural pinggang-pinggang)

1. (anatomy) waist

See also

• punggung

Further reading

• “pinggang”, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiŋɡaŋ/ [ˈpiŋ.ɡaŋ]

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ping‧gang

Noun

pinggang (Jawi spelling ڤيڠݢڠ, plural pinggang-pinggang or pinggang²)

1. (anatomy) waist

Further reading

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