| Word form | tetangga |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Comments on word | Derived from tangga ‘ladder’ but this is no longer transparent to most speakers. Whereas English speakers think of neighbors as the people next door, Malays thought of them as the people ‘next ladder’. |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Age | Prehistorical [27] (500–500) |
| Register | General |