pinang

See also: Pinang

English

Noun

pinang (plural pinangs)

1. A palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.

Anagrams

• Anping, naping, paning

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pinang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpinaŋ]
• Hyphenation: pi‧nang

Noun

pinang (uncountable)

1. betelnut

Hyponyms

• pinang awa
• pinang jerkat
• pinang kelapa
• pinang kotai
• pinang masak
• pinang merah
• pinang muda
• pinang raja
• pinang sebatang
• pinang senawar
• pinang sirih

 

Derived terms

• peminang

 

Verb

pinang

1. to propose a girl or woman; to ask someone's hand (in marriage).

Derived terms

• meminang
• peminang
• peminangan
• pinangan

 

Further reading

• “pinang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (pinaṃ).

Noun

pinang (Jawi spelling ڤينڠ, plural pinang-pinang, informal 1st possessive pinangku, 2nd possessive pinangmu, 3rd possessive pinangnya)

1. betelnut

Descendants

• Indonesian: pinang
• → English: pinang
• → Hokkien: 檳榔／槟榔 (pin-nn̂g)

Further reading

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

Maranao

Noun

pinang

1. cannonball

   Synonym: pitonang

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya