hiang

Malay

Alternative forms

• yang
• yang-yang
• يڠ
• يڠ٢

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (hiyaṃ), found in the title of Dapunta Hiang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiaŋ/
• Rhymes: -iaŋ, -jaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

hiang (Jawi spelling هياڠ, plural hiang-hiang, informal 1st possessive hiangku, 2nd possessive hiangmu, 3rd possessive hiangnya)

1. god (deity)

Alternative forms

• hyang (Indonesia)

Synonyms

• tuhan / توهن
• dewa m / ديوا m / dewi f / ديوي f
• ilah / اله