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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
- (colloquial) rather than
Synonyms
Descendants
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Javanese
Romanization
ketimbang
- Romanization of ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ
Malay
Etymology
From Indonesian ketimbang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (ketimbang).
Pronunciation
Particle
ketimbang (Jawi spelling کتيمبڠ)
- (rare) Rather than.
- Synonym: daripada
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