peng-

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See also: PEng, Peng, P'eng, Péng, péng, pèng, pēng, and pěng

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay peng-, from Proto-Malayic *pAŋ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋ-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

peng-

  1. actor, instrument, or someone characterized by the root.
    ‎peng- + ‎tulis → ‎penulis (“writer”)
  2. adjectival characteristics of
    ‎peng- + ‎diam (“silent”) → ‎pendiam (“quiet (of person)”)

Alternative forms

  • pem- (before initials of /b/, /p/, /v/ or /f/ will remove initial /p/ even before consonant clusters)
  • pen- (before initials of /d/, and /t/, will remove initial /t/)
  • pen- (before initials of /t͡ʃ/ ⟨c⟩, /d͡ʒ/ ⟨j⟩, /ʃ/ ⟨sy⟩, and /z/)
  • peny- (before initials of /s/, will remove initial /s/)
  • pe- (before initials of /l/, /m/, /n/, /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩, /ŋ/ ⟨ng⟩, /r/, /w/ and /y/)
  • penge- (before monosyllabic roots)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with peng-

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *pAŋ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋ-. Compare Tagalog pang-.

Pronunciation

  • (before /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /ɲ/, /r/, /w/, /j/) IPA(key): /pə/
  • (before /b/, /p/, /f/) IPA(key): /pəm/
  • (before /t͡ʃ/, /d/, /d͡ʒ/, /t/, /z/) IPA(key): /pən/
  • (before /ɡ/, /h/, /k/, vowels) IPA(key): /pəŋ/
  • (before /s/) IPA(key): /pəɲ/
  • (before monosyllabic roots) IPA(key): /pəŋə/

Prefix

peng- (Jawi spelling ڤڠـ)

  1. actor, instrument, or someone characterized by the root.
    ‎peng- + ‎selamat → ‎penyelamat (“rescuer”)
  2. adjectival characteristics of
    ‎peng- + ‎diam (“silent”) → ‎pendiam (“quiet (of person)”)

Derived terms

Malay terms prefixed with peng-
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