hiang

Malay

Alternative forms

• yang, yang-yang
• hyang (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (hiyaṃ), found in the title of Dapunta Hiang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hi.(j)aŋ]
• Rhymes: -iaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: hi‧ang

Noun

hiang (Jawi spelling هياڠ, plural hiang-hiang, informal 1st possessive hiangku, 2nd possessive hiangmu, 3rd possessive hiangnya)

1. Alternative form of yang (“a deity, god, or goddess”).

Further reading

• “hiang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.