riang

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈriaŋ/ [ˈri.aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ri‧ang

Inherited from Malay riang, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔiəŋ (“happy, well”).

riang (comparative lebih riang, superlative paling riang)

1. glad, happy, joyous.

Back-formation from meriang

riang

1. feverish, shivery

• “riang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

• IPA^(key): [ri.aŋ]
• Rhymes: -iaŋ
• Hyphenation: ri‧ang

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔiəŋ (“happy, well”).

riang (Jawi spelling رياڠ, comparative lebih riang, superlative paling riang)

1. Happy, jovial.

• > Indonesian: riang (inherited)

Clipping of meriang.

riang (Jawi spelling رياڠ, comparative lebih riang, superlative paling riang)

1. synonym of meriang

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Doublet of reng.

riang (Jawi spelling رياڠ, uncountable)

1. (Kedah, Penang) Energy, power.

   Synonyms: tenaga, kuasa

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riang (Jawi spelling رياڠ, comparative lebih riang, superlative paling riang)

1. (Kelantan-Pattani, Terengganu) A little slanted.

• "riang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017