hiang

== Hokkien == == Malay == === Alternative forms === yang, yang-yang hyang (Indonesia) === Etymology === Inherited 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): [hi.(j)aŋ] Rhymes: -iaŋ, -aŋ Hyphenation: hi‧ang === Noun === hiang (Jawi spelling هياڠ, plural hiang-hiang or hiang2) alternative form of yang (“a deity, god, or goddess”) === Further reading === "hiang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017