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yang.

that

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈjaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈjaŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. that

    relative
    Rumah yang aku mau.

  2. which

    relative
    yang bebas dari hak cipta tertentu
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay [script needed] (yaṃ).

noun/ˈjaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈjaŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. apheretic form of sayang (“sweetheart; darling”)

noun/ˈjaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈjaŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. Hyang (unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology)

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay yang, variant of hyang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

pron/ˈjaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈjaŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. one

    impersonal · pronoun
    Dia mau yang hijau
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay [script needed] (yaṃ).

noun/ˈjaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈjaŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. yang

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).

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