siang

See also: Siang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay siang, from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ (siyang), from Old Javanese siyaṅ (“daytime”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiaŋ/ [ˈsi.aŋ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: si‧ang

Noun

siang (plural siang-siang)

1. daytime

   Antonym: malam

   Mereka bekerja siang dan malam. ― They work day and night.

2. the time of the day towards noon until the end of the first half of the afternoon; the time of the day from around 11:00 until around 14:00

   Synonym: (rare) tengah hari

   Kamu mau makan apa siang ini? ― What do you want to eat this afternoon?

Derived terms

• kesiangan
• selamat siang
• sesiangan
• siang bolong
• siang hari
• siang malam
• siang-siang

Adjective

siang (comparative lebih siang, superlative paling siang)

1. clear

   Synonyms: bersih, terang

Verb

siang

1. Act of removing unwanted plant growth through physical method.

   Synonym: rangai

2. Act of removing fish scales and gills for cooking.

Derived terms

• bersiang
• disiangi
• mempersiang
• mempersiangi
• menyiang
• menyiangi
• penyiangan

Further reading

• “siang”, 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

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *tshji̯əŋ (“new”). Cognate with White Hmong tshiab and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] xanb.

Adjective

siang 

1. new

Javanese

Romanization

siang

1. nonstandard spelling of siyang, romanization of ꦱꦶꦪꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ (siyang), from Old Javanese siyaṅ (“daytime”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjaŋ/ [ˈsjaŋ]

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: siang

Noun

siang (Jawi spelling سياڠ, plural siang-siang or siang²)

1. daytime

Antonyms

• malam

Descendants

• > Indonesian: siang (inherited)

Verb

siang

1. Act of removing fish scales and gills for cooking.

Further reading

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

Thao

Noun

siang

1. wound