Pulau Pinang

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay Pulau Pinang. By surface analysis, pulau (“island”) +‎ pinang (“betelnut”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌpulau̯ ˈpinaŋ/ [ˌpu.lau̯ ˈpi.naŋ]
  • Rhymes: -inaŋ
  • Syllabification: Pu‧lau Pi‧nang

Proper noun

Pulau Pinang

  1. Penang (a state in western Malaysia)
  2. Penang (an island of Penang, Malaysia)

Malay

Etymology

From pulau (“island”) +‎ pinang (“betelnut”). Originally only referred to the island off western coast of Malay peninsula, nowadays it is also used to refer the entire state (negeri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulau̯ pinaŋ/

Proper noun

Pulau Pinang (Jawi spelling ڤولاو ڤينڠ)

  1. Penang (a state in western Malaysia)
  2. Penang (an island of Penang, Malaysia)

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ပီလောပီနံ (pilau:pinam)
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