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== Brunei Malay == === Alternative forms === aying === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ (“fresh water; steam, river”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aiŋ/ Hyphenation: a‧ing === Noun === aing water (liquid H2O) === References === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Old Sundanese == === Etymology === Plausibly related to Khmer ឯង (ʼaeng) from Old Khmer ឯង (eṅa), ឯង៑ (eṅ, “self; oneself; own; personally”) via borrowing. Could be related to Madurese sèngko' === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aiŋ/ Hyphenation: a‧ing === Pronoun === aing I; me (first person singular pronoun) ==== Descendants ==== Sundanese: aing == Sundanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Sundanese aing. Perhaps borrowed from an Austroasiatic language; compare Khmer ឯង (ʼaeng, “you; I/me”), from Old Khmer ឯង (eṅa), ឯង៑ (eṅ, “self; oneself; own; personally”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aiŋ/ Hyphenation: a‧ing === Pronoun === aing (Sundanese script ᮃᮄᮀ) (informal, cohag, dialectal) I; me (in the vulgar sense) Coordinate terms: abdi, kuring, urang, ngaing, awaking, kami, kula, kaula, sim kuring ==== Usage notes ==== This term is the most casual form of self-address commonly used by men, and is suitable for conversations among close friends. Conversely, in polite or formal situations, its usage is usually interpreted as highly disrespectful. For a more polite usage, Sundanese use kuring or an even more polite form, abdi. This term can be compared to Japanese 俺 (ore) in terms of usage, as it is a very casual and is considered very disrespectful in polite or formal setting. === See also ===