Indonesian edit

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Etymology edit

From Malay wang, uang, from Late Classical Malay واڠ (wang), واڠ (uang), probably borrowed from Chinese Hokkien (hoân, “round”) or Hakka (vàn, “round”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

uang (plural uang-uang, first-person possessive uangku, second-person possessive uangmu, third-person possessive uangnya)

  1. money
    Synonyms: duit, fulus
  2. treasure, wealth
    Synonyms: harta, kekayaan

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Further reading edit

Makasar edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

uang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨘᨕ)

  1. gray hair

Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈʔaŋ/, [ʔʊˈʔaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧ang

Noun edit

uáng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜀᜅ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of uwang
  2. (dialectal, Marinduque) beetle
    Synonym: salagubang

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