pantang

English

Etymology

From Malay pantang.

Noun

pantang (plural pantangs)

1. (Malaysia) taboo; ritual prohibition
2. (Malaysia) lying-in

Adjective

pantang (not comparable)

1. (Singlish) superstitious

Malay

Noun

pantang (Jawi spelling ڤانتڠ, plural pantang-pantang, informal 1st possessive pantangku, 2nd possessive pantangmu, 3rd possessive pantangnya)

1. taboo

Further reading

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