tiung

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiuŋ/
• Rhymes: -iuŋ, -uŋ
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [tiʊŋ, -oŋ, -o̞ŋ]

Noun

tiung (Jawi spelling تيوڠ, plural tiung-tiung or tiung²)

1. myna (the Asian members of starling family)
2. (figurative) a talkative person

Descendants

• Indonesian: tiung

Further reading

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