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matang.

ripe

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmataŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.t̪aŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ripe mature (ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection)

  2. ripe mellow (advanced to the state of fitness for use)

  3. ripe mature; perfected (having attained its full development)

    figuratively
  4. ripe prepared (ready for action or effect).

  5. ripe eager, ready, willing.

  6. boiled

    Merebus air yang sudah matang apakah berbahaya?
  7. certain, definite.

  8. completed, developed, finished.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese mateng (“mature, ripe”). Equivalent to ratang + meng-. Largely displaced native tanak (“to cook, ripe”).

noun/ˈmataŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈma.t̪aŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. high land located in the middle of a flat or swampy area

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?] or Malay matang (“hog's-back; ridge of dry sandy soil in ricelands near the sea”).

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