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angan.

thought

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaŋan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.ŋan]Standard-Indonesian

  1. thought

  2. idea

  3. opinion

  4. reflection, meditation, pondering, musing, contemplation

  5. aspiration

  6. intention, purpose, aim

  7. hope

Where this word comes from

* Inherited from Malay angan (“wishful thinking; pipe dream”), from angin (“wind”) with nominal derivation; from Proto-Malayic *aŋin (compare Urak Lawoi' อาเงน (angën)). * Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (angen), from Old Javanese aṅĕn (“thoughts, considerations, reflections”). * Borrowed from Minangkabau angan (“thought, memory, intention”). All inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin. Doublet of angin.

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