panglayar

Sundanese

Etymology

From pang- +‎ layar. Named after its sail-like shape akin to a proa, also the final /r/ voice at the end of layar.

Noun

panglayar (Sundanese script ᮕᮍᮣᮚᮁ)

1. matchmaker (someone who finds suitable love partners for other people.)
2. (linguistics, in Sundanese script) A diacritic ⟨◌ ᮁ⟩ signifying the addition of the final /r/ sound at the end of a letter.

   ‎ᮔ (na) + ‎◌ ᮁ (panglayar) → ‎ᮔᮁ (nar)

See also

• (Sundanese script diacritics) rarangkén/ᮛᮛᮀᮊᮦᮔ᮪; panghulu ⟨ ◌ᮤ ⟩, panyuku ⟨ ◌ ᮥ ⟩, panéléng ⟨ ◌ᮦ ⟩, panolong ⟨ ◌ᮧ ⟩, pamepet ⟨ ◌ ᮨ ⟩, paneuleung ⟨ ◌ ᮩ ⟩, pamaéh ⟨ ◌᮪ ⟩, panglayar ⟨ ◌ ᮁ ⟩, panyecek ⟨ ◌ ᮀ ⟩, panyakra ⟨ ◌ ᮢ ⟩, panyiku ⟨ ◌ ᮣ ⟩ pamingkal ⟨ ◌ ᮡ ⟩, pangwisad ⟨ ◌ᮂ ⟩ ^{(Category: su:Diacritical marks)}