hingar

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiŋəʀ (loud, unpleasant noise), doublet of ingar. Compare Ilocano ingar (growl), Pangasinan ingal (noise), Hanunoo ingay (noise), Cebuano ingog (piercing sound), and Tagalog ingay

Noun

hingar (Jawi spelling هيڠر)

  1. noise, clamour
    Synonyms: bising, bingit
    1. (technology) any part of a signal or data that reduces clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
  2. ruckus, disturbance
    Synonyms: kacau, huru-hara
  3. (Pahang) news
    Synonyms: berita, warta, khabar

Verb

berhingar

  1. to clamour
  2. (Pahang) to bring news
    Synonyms: berita, warta

Adjective

hingar (Jawi spelling هيڠر)

  1. noisy
    Synonyms: bising, bingit
  2. rowdy, riotous
    Synonyms: gaduh, gempar, tenar, huru-hara, rusuh

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “هيڠر hengar or hingar”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 696
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hingar”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 409