hutang

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutaŋ (“debt”). Cognate with Javanese utaŋ and Tagalog útaŋ.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hu.taŋ/

Noun

hutang (Jawi spelling هوتڠ‎, plural hutang-hutang, informal 1st possessive hutangku, impolite 2nd possessive hutangmu, 3rd possessive hutangnya)

  1. debt; an amount of money one owes someone else
    Kau ada lagi kah hutang yang belum dibayar?
    Do you have any debts left that you haven't paid back?
Further reading

Reference(s)
  1. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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