tunang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tunang (“fiance”), from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang, “fiancé(e)”).

Noun

tunang (first-person possessive tunangku, second-person possessive tunangmu, third-person possessive tunangnya)

1. fiancé, fiancée

Derived terms

• bertunangan
• mempertunangkan
• menunangi
• menunangkan
• penunangan
• pertunangan
• petunang
• tunangan

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

tunang (plural tunang-tunang, first-person possessive tunangku, second-person possessive tunangmu, third-person possessive tunangnya)

1. (zoology) bluntnose snake eel (Ophichthus apicalis).

   Synonym: bangko

Further reading

• “tunang” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

tunang

1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦤꦁ

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tunang (“fiance”), from Javanese ꦠꦸꦤꦁ (tunang, “fiancé(e)”).

Noun

tunang

1. darling
2. fiancée
3. sweetheart

   Masi wala' tunang ku.

   I don't have yet a fiancée.