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tiang

Pronunciation: [ˈt̪i.aŋ]

“tiang” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. mast; pole; tower; pile; pier; staff; pillar; post; peg; column
  2. main source; backbone

Etymology

From Malay tiang, from Classical Malay تياڠ (tiang), from Proto-Malayic *tiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tihaŋ.

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