timang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtimaŋ/ [ˈt̪i.maŋ]
  • Rhymes: -imaŋ
  • Syllabification: ti‧mang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay timang (to dandle; to caress; to rock child; to toss up and down). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

timang (active menimang, passive ditimang, imperative timang, emphatic-jussive timanglah)

  1. to dandle
  2. to caress
  3. to rock child
  4. to toss up and down

Alternative forms

Hyponyms

  • timang padi

Derived terms

  • ditimang
  • menimang
  • menimang-nimang
  • menimangkan
  • penimang
  • timang-timangan
  • timangan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese timang (belt buckle)

Noun

timang (plural timang-timang)

  1. buckle of belt.
    Synonym: gesper

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈmaŋ/ [t̪ɪˈmaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ti‧mang

Adjective

timáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜅ᜔)

  1. foolish; stupid
    Synonyms: hangal, maang, mangmang, tonto, bobo

Noun

timáng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜅ᜔)

  1. stupid person; foolish person
    Synonym: bobo