See also: Siang

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay siang, from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ (siyang), from Old Javanese siyaṅ (daytime).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.aŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: si‧ang

Noun

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siang (first-person possessive siangku, second-person possessive siangmu, third-person possessive siangnya)

  1. daytime
    Antonym: malam
    Mereka bekerja siang dan malam.They work day and night.
  2. the time of the day towards noon until the end of the first half of the afternoon; the time of the day from around 11:00 until around 14:00
    Synonym: (rare) tengah hari
    Kamu mau makan apa siang ini?What do you want to eat this afternoon?

Derived terms

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Adjective

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siang

  1. clear
    Synonyms: bersih, terang

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Further reading

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Iu Mien

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *tshji̯əŋ (new). Cognate with White Hmong tshiab and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] xanb.

Adjective

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siang 

  1. new

Javanese

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Romanization

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siang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of siyang., romanization of ꦱꦶꦪꦁ.

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦶꦪꦁ (siyang), from Old Javanese siyaṅ (daytime).

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Noun

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siang (Jawi spelling سياڠ, plural siang-siang, informal 1st possessive siangku, 2nd possessive siangmu, 3rd possessive siangnya)

  1. daytime

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: siang (inherited)

Verb

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siang

  1. Act of removing fish scales and gills for cooking.

Further reading

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Thao

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Noun

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siang

  1. wound