tengah hari

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of tengah +‎ hari, from Malay tengah hari, from Proto-Malayic *təŋah hari.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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têngah hari

  1. noon, midday.
    Synonym: siang

References

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  1. ^ Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University

Further reading

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *təŋah hari.[1] By surface analysis, tengah (middle) +‎ hari (day).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tengah hari (Jawi spelling تڠه هاري, plural tengah-tengah hari, informal 1st possessive tengah hariku, 2nd possessive tengah harimu, 3rd possessive tengah harinya)

  1. noon (midday)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: tengah hari
  • Remontado Agta: tanghari
  • Tagalog: tanghali

References

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  1. ^ Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[2], Canberra: The Australian National University