Datang-datang
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adverb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
An adverbial expression indicating an action performed immediately upon arrival or a behavior that occurs repeatedly.
Etymology
A reduplicated form of the root word 'datang' functioning as a marker for temporal aspect or frequency.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication