tetangga

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as reduplication of tangga, from Malay tetangga, from setangga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [təˈtaŋɡa]
  • Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
  • Hyphenation: tê‧tang‧ga

Noun

têtangga (first-person possessive tetanggaku, second-person possessive tetanggamu, third-person possessive tetangganya)

  1. neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
    • 2005, Goenawan Mohamad, Memberi
      Tapi ia bisa mengisahkan penderitaan tetangga dan keluarga yang kematian.

Synonyms

  • setangga

Derived terms

  • bertetangga
  • pertetanggaan

Further reading

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