ketimbang

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Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ timbang, borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ, ꦏꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (ketimbang, katimbang, than).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.ˈtɪm.baŋ/
  • Rhymes: -baŋ
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tim‧bang

Particle

ketimbang

  1. (colloquial) rather than

Alternative forms

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Malay: ketimbang

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

ketimbang

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ

Malay

Etymology

From Indonesian ketimbang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (ketimbang).

Pronunciation

Particle

ketimbang (Jawi spelling کتيمبڠ)

  1. (rare) Rather than.
    Synonym: daripada

Further reading