Javanese

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Etymology

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Affixed ꦲꦸꦤꦁ (unang) +‎ ꦠ- (ta-), see Old Javanese unĕṅ, unaṅ (longing, yearning, heartache).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tu.naŋ/
  • Rhymes: -naŋ
  • Hyphenation: tu‧nang

Noun

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ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang)

  1. fiancé, fiancée

Descendants

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  • Malay: tunang

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “tunang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN