tunang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtunaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.naŋ]
• Rhymes: -unaŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧nang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tunang (“fiance”), from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang, “fiancé(e)”).

Noun

tunang (plural tunang-tunang)

1. fiancé, fiancée

Derived terms

• bertunangan
• mempertunangkan
• menunangi
• menunangkan
• penunangan
• pertunangan
• petunang
• tunangan

Etymology 2

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Noun

tunang (plural tunang-tunang)

1. (zoology) bluntnose snake eel (Ophichthus apicalis)

   Synonym: bangko

Further reading

• “tunang”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

tunang

1. romanization of ꦠꦸꦤꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang, “fiancé(e)”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtunaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.naŋ]
• (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈtunaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.naŋ]
• (Kedah) IPA^(key): /ˈtunaŋ/ [ˈt̪u.naŋ]
• Syllabification: tu‧nang

Noun

tunang (Jawi spelling تونڠ, plural tunang-tunang)

1. fiancé; fianceé

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertunang (“to be enggaged”)
• pertunangan (“engagement”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tunang (inherited)
• → Tausug: tunang

Further reading

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

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tunang (“fiance”), from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang, “fiancé(e)”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /tunaŋ/ [t̪ʊˈn̪ãŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: tu‧nang

Noun

tunang (Sulat Sūg spelling تُنَڠْ)

1. darling
2. fiancée
3. sweetheart

   Masi wala' tunang ku.

   I don't have yet a fiancée.