pinggang
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Cognate to Malay pinggang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piŋɡaŋ/
- Hyphenation: ping‧gang
Noun
pinggang
- (anatomy) waist (part of the body)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay pinggang.
Noun
pinggang (first-person possessive pinggangku, second-person possessive pinggangmu, third-person possessive pinggangnya)
- waist
See also
- punggung
Further reading
- “pinggang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
pinggang (Jawi spelling ڤيڠݢڠ, plural pinggang-pinggang, informal 1st possessive pinggangku, 2nd possessive pinggangmu, 3rd possessive pinggangnya)
- waist
Further reading
- “pinggang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.