hidung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• hidoeng (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay hidung, from Proto-Malayic *hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhiduŋ/ [ˈhi.dʊŋ]

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• Rhymes: -iduŋ
• Syllabification: hi‧dung

Noun

hidung (first-person possessive hidungku, second-person possessive hidungmu, third-person possessive hidungnya)

1. nose

Further reading

• “hidung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• hidong (1924-1972)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hiduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /hidoŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /hidʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -idoŋ, -doŋ, -oŋ

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• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

hidung (Jawi spelling هيدوڠ, plural hidung-hidung, informal 1st possessive hidungku, 2nd possessive hidungmu, 3rd possessive hidungnya)

1. nose (organ of the face)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hidung

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “هيدڠ hidoeng”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 148
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هيدڠ hidung”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 695
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hidong”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 406

Further reading

• “hidung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.