lintang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lintang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlintaŋ/ [ˈlin.t̪aŋ]
• Syllabification: lin‧tang

Noun

lintang (first-person possessive lintangku, second-person possessive lintangmu, third-person possessive lintangnya)

1. width; breadth

   Synonyms: bentang, lebar

2. (astronomy, geography) latitude; parallel

   Coordinate term: bujur

Derived terms

• lintang bujur
• lintang ekliptika
• lintang galaktik
• lintang kuda
• lintang pukang
• lintang selatan
• lintang utara
• malang-melintang
• melintang
• melintangkan

 

Further reading

• “lintang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wintaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən (compare Malay bintang), from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən.

Noun

lintang

1. star

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lintaŋ/ [lɪn̪ˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: lin‧tang

Noun

lintang (Sulat Sūg spelling لِنْتَڠْ)

1. bamboo buoy (used to mark the anchorage of a fish trap)