pisang

English

Etymology

From Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang (plural pisangs)

1. (archaic) A banana or plantain.
   • 1906, Perak, Government Gazette: Supplements, page 3:

     The orange crop was good; custard-apples, pisangs and pomeloes fair, the latter were poor in quality.

Derived terms

• pisang wax

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “pisang”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 714.

Acehnese

Etymology

Compare Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang

1. banana (fruit)

Banjarese

Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang

1. banana (fruit)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Malay pisang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.saŋ/

Noun

pisang

1. banana (fruit)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pisang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈsɑŋ/, /ˈpi.sɑŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pi‧sang
• Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Noun

pisang m (plural pisangs, diminutive pisangetje n)

1. (dated, Netherlands) banana
2. weirdo (strange, odd or eccentric person)
3. someone who is unlucky

Synonyms

• (fruit): banaan
• (unlucky person): pineut

Descendants

• Afrikaans: piesang

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.saŋ/

Noun

pisang

1. banana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pisang. Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpisaŋ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pi‧sang

Noun

pisang (first-person possessive pisangku, second-person possessive pisangmu, third-person possessive pisangnya)

1. banana:
   1. The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant of the genus Musa.
   2. An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.

      Synonym: punti

Derived terms

• perpisangan
• pisang-pisang

 

• pisang air
• pisang ambon
• pisang barangan
• pisang cokelat
• pisang epek
• pisang goreng
• pisang ijo
• pisang kapik
• pisang kepok
• pisang manila
• pisang raja
• pisang raja serai
• pisang tongka langit
• pisang uli

 

Further reading

• “pisang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦥꦶꦱꦁ

Noun

pisang (ngoko gedhang, krama pisang)

1. Krama of gedhang.

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “pisang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpisaŋ]

Verb

pisang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨔ, semi-transitive ammisang)

1. (transitive) to carry sth. on the shoulder

Malay

Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisaŋ/
• Rhymes: -isaŋ, -saŋ, -aŋ

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

pisang (Jawi spelling ڤيسڠ, plural pisang-pisang, informal 1st possessive pisangku, 2nd possessive pisangmu, 3rd possessive pisangnya)

1. banana (fruit)

   Pisang ialah buah kegemaran saya.

   Banana is my favourite fruit.

Hyponyms

• punti

Derived terms

• pokok pisang

Descendants

• → Dutch: pisang
  • Afrikaans: piesang
• Indonesian: pisang
• → Swedish: pisang

Further reading

• “pisang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swedish

Etymology

From Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang c

1. plantain

See also

• kokbanan c
• mjölbanan c

Anagrams

• pigans, spinga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpisaŋ/ [ˈpi.sɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -isaŋ
• Syllabification: pi‧sang

Noun

pisang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜅ᜔)

1. (eastern Marinduque) piece; fragment; portion

   Synonyms: piraso, bahagi, parte, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) pilanggot, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) piranggot, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) pilandot

Tausug

Noun

pisang

1. pineapple (plant and fruit)

Usage notes

A false friend of Malay "pisang" (banana); for the sense of "banana", see sayng.