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petang.

evening: the time of day between afternoon and night

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈtaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈt̪aŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. evening: the time of day between afternoon and night

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay petang (“afternoon”), from Proto-Malayic *pətəŋ (literally “dark, obscure”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pətəŋ.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.