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abang

Berawan

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Noun

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abang

  1. window (opening for light and air)

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbaŋ/ [ʔaˈbaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ.

Noun

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abáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. act of watching for, awaiting
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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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abáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. very, so
    Synonyms: marhay, abaana
    Abang estrikto kan magurang niya
    His/her parents are so strict.
    Abang sakit mong paintindihon
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Blagar

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Noun

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abang

  1. village

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Brunei Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Noun

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abang

  1. older brother

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Verb

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abang

  1. to lease; to rent
  2. to hire a prostitute

Noun

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abang

  1. a lease
  2. a rent

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Central Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang).

Adjective

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abang

  1. red

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Dupaningan Agta

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abang

  1. boat

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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abáng

  1. avarice, greediness

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ábang

  1. to be within range of a fire

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Malay abang, from Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba +‎ *-ŋ), *aba (“father”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: abang

Noun

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abang (plural abang-abang, first-person possessive abangku, second-person possessive abangmu, third-person possessive abangnya)

  1. (literally or figuratively, chiefly Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta) elder brother
    Umur abang saya lebih besar tiga tahun. ― My brother is three years older than me.
    1. anyone slightly older than self
    Nanti malam aku akan ke rumah abang. ― Tonight, I will go to my elder brother's house.
  2. (chiefly West Kalimantan, Sumatra) a form of address to the husband in a marriage or marital relationship
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It's used to address an elder brother or cousin, a male friend (who is older than oneself is), a husband or boyfriend. Sometimes it's used before a name (Bang Samsul, etc). This address is used in the Malay influenced regions (Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta).

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Etymology 2

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From Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: abang

Adjective

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abang

  1. red
    Synonym: merah
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Javanese

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Romanization

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abang

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦁ

Karao

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Noun

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abang

  1. rent money

Makasar

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Noun

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abang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a.baŋ]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -baŋ, -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Etymology 1

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From Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba +‎ *-ŋ), *aba (“father”). Doublet of awang. Sense of older sister in south of the Peninsular and Riau displaced by kakak.

Noun

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abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ, plural abang-abang, informal 1st possessive abangku, 2nd possessive abangmu, 3rd possessive abangnya)

  1. An older brother or male sibling.
  2. (obsolete, Johor, Riau) - older sister or female sibling, ellipsis of abang perempuan.
    Synonym: kakak
  3. form of address to a male that a little older than oneself, but sometimes also to an elder son.
  4. A form of address used by a wife to a husband.
    Synonyms: kanda, sayang

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Descendants

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  • Malay: Bang, abam
  • Indonesian: abang
  • → Min Nan: 阿班 (a-pan)[1]
  • → Thai: บัง (bang)

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Etymology 2

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From Javanese abang.

Noun

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abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ)

  1. (rare) The colour red.
    Synonym: merah

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  1. ^ Claudine Salmon (2009) “Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges”, in Archipel‎[1], volume 78, page 198
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ابڠ abang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 1
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ابڠ abang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 2
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “abang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 1

Bibliography

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  • “abang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Claudine Salmon (2009) “Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges”, in Archipel‎[2], volume 78, pages 181-208

Sambali

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Noun

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abang

  1. rent

Simalungun Batak

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Noun

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abang

  1. abang

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ. Compare Aklanon abang, Balinese ambang, and Kambera amba.

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Noun

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abáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. watcher
    Synonyms: bakay, bantay, guwardiya, tanod
  2. trap; snare (placed or set up strategically)
  3. act of waiting (for a person, an opportunity, etc.)
    Synonyms: abat, pag-abat
  4. act of setting up a trap or snare

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “abang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*abaŋ₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

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Yogad

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Noun

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abáng

  1. boat
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