yang-yang
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang-yang (first-person possessive yang-yangku, second-person possessive yang-yangmu, third-person possessive yang-yangnya)
Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of yang, from hiang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang-yang (Jawi spelling يڠ٢, informal 1st possessive yang-yangku, 2nd possessive yang-yangmu, 3rd possessive yang-yangnya)
- Alternative form of yang (“a deity, god, or goddess”).
Further reading
[edit]- “yang-yang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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