tunggang gunung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tunggang gunung. Can be reanalyzed as tunggang +‎ gunung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtuŋ.ɡaŋ ˈɡu.nuŋ/, [ˌt̪uŋ.ɡaŋ ˈɡu.nʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: tung‧gang‧gu‧nung

Noun

tunggang gunung (plural tunggang-tunggang gunung)

1. evening (the time where the sun seems to 'lie atop the mountain ridge')
2. old age

Further reading

• “tunggang gunung” 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.

Sundanese

Etymology

From tunggang (“to ride”) +‎ gunung (“mountain”)

Noun

tunggang gunung (Sundanese script ᮒᮥᮀᮌᮀ ᮌᮥᮔᮥᮀ)

1. evening (the time where the sun 'lies atop the mountain ridge')
2. an hour (wanci) in the Sundanese traditional timekeeping system equivalent to around 4 p.m.

   umur tunggang gunung

   old age

   (literally, “evening age”)

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij