hitung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hitung, from Proto-Malayic *hituŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qituŋ (consider, think about).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhituŋ/ [ˈhi.t̪ʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ituŋ
  • Syllabification: hi‧tung

Verb

hitung (active menghitung, passive dihitung, imperative hitung, emphatic-jussive hitunglah)

  1. to count
    Synonyms: bilang, kira
    Hitung satu sampai sepuluh.
    Count one to ten.
  2. to calculate
    Synonyms: kalkulasi, perhitung

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hituŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qituŋ (consider, think about).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /hitoŋ/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /hitʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -itoŋ, -ituŋ

Verb

hitung (Jawi spelling هيتوڠ, active menghitung, passive dihitung)

  1. to count (to enumerate or determine number)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds
  • Hari Perhitungan
  • hitung kasar
  • hitung panjang
  • hitung tepat

Descendants

  • Indonesian: hitung

References