pantang

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English

Etymology

From Malay pantang.

Noun

pantang (plural pantangs)

  1. (Malaysia) taboo; ritual prohibition
  2. (Malaysia) lying-in

Adjective

pantang (not comparable)

  1. (Singlish) superstitious

Malay

Noun

pantang (Jawi spelling ڤانتڠ, plural pantang-pantang, informal 1st possessive pantangku, 2nd possessive pantangmu, 3rd possessive pantangnya)

  1. taboo

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