The story
- Malay · borrowed frompinang“betel nut”
- English todayPenang
Borrowed from Malay pinang (“betel nut”), from Pulau Pinang.
Words from the same roots
Malaypinang all →
pinang
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penang
Today it means: A state of Malaysia, in west of the Malay Peninsula. Capital: George Town. Full definition →
Malay pinang