peng-

See also: peng, Peng, péng, pèng, Péng, pēng, and pěng

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peng-, from Proto-Malayic *pAŋ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋ/

Prefix

peng-

1. actor, instrument, or someone characterized by the root.

   ‎peng- + ‎selamat → ‎penyelamat (“rescuer”)

Alternative forms

• pem- (before initials of /b/, /p/ or /f/, except initial per-, will remove initial /p/, will sometimes remove initial /f/)
• pen- (before initials of /d/, and /t/, will remove initial /t/)
• pen- (before initials of /t͡ʃ/ ⟨c⟩, /d͡ʒ/ ⟨j⟩, /ʃ/ ⟨sy⟩, and /z/)
• peny- (before initials of /s/, will remove initial /s/)
• pe- (before initials of /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /w/ and /y/)
• penge- (before monosyllabic roots)

Derived terms

► Indonesian words prefixed with peng-

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pAŋ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋ-.

Pronunciation

• (before /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /ɲ/, /r/, /w/, /j/) IPA^(key): /pə/
• (before /b/, /p/, /f/) IPA^(key): /pəm/
• (before /t͡ʃ/, /d/, /d͡ʒ/, /t/, /z/) IPA^(key): /pən/
• (before /ɡ/, /h/, /k/, vowels) IPA^(key): /pəŋ/
• (before /s/) IPA^(key): /pəɲ/
• (before monosyllabic roots) IPA^(key): /pəŋə/

Prefix

peng-

1. actor, instrument, or someone characterized by the root.

   ‎peng- + ‎selamat → ‎penyelamat (“rescuer”)

Derived terms

► Malay words prefixed with peng-