Etymology

padang

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Malay padang
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padang · noun1

  1. Malay · borrowed frompadang
  2. English todaypadang

From Malay padang.

Padang · proper noun2

  1. Malay · derived frompadang“uncultivated field”
  2. Indonesian · borrowed fromPadang
  3. English todayPadang

From Indonesian Padang, from Malay padang (“uncultivated field”).

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