Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese tihaṅ, tiyaṅ (mast, pole, pillar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈti.jaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -jaŋ
  • Hyphenation: ti‧yang

Noun

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ꦠꦶꦪꦁ (tiyang)

  1. pole, flagstaff, mast.
  2. (polite, krama) person
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (wong)
  3. (polite, krama) people, society
  4. (polite, krama) adult

Pronoun

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ꦠꦶꦪꦁ (tiyang)

  1. (krama) I, my, me

Adverb

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ꦠꦶꦪꦁ (tiyang)

  1. after all, anyway

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “tiyang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN