tiung

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiuŋ/
• Rhymes: -iuŋ, -uŋ
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [tiʊŋ, -oŋ, -o̞ŋ]

Noun

tiung (Jawi spelling تيوڠ, plural tiung-tiung, informal 1st possessive tiungku, 2nd possessive tiungmu, 3rd possessive tiungnya)

1. myna (the Asian members of starling family)
2. (figurative) a talkative person

Descendants

• Indonesian: tiung

Further reading

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