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tiang.

mast; pole; tower; pile; pier; staff; pillar; post; peg; column

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈt̪i.aŋ]
  1. mast; pole; tower; pile; pier; staff; pillar; post; peg; column

  2. main source; backbone

Where this word comes from

From Malay tiang, from Classical Malay تياڠ (tiang), from Proto-Malayic *tiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tihaŋ.

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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.