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, uncountable)

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, comparative lebih hingar, superlative paling hingar)

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