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bintang.

star:

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbintaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbin̪.t̪aŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. star: a very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core.

  2. star: a planet supposed to influence one's destiny

  3. star: a star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour

  4. star, celebrity, actor

  5. star, asterisk (*)

    uncommon

  6. fate, luck, fortune

    rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bintang, from Proto-Malayic *bintaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən (compare Tagalog bituin), from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən. The "asterisk" sense is semantic loan from Dutch sterretje. The "star, celebrity, actor" sense is semantic loan from English star.

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