pirang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• perang

Etymology

From Malay pérang (“brown”), possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc, thus related to Indonesian Prancis (“French”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiraŋ]
• Hyphenation: pi‧rang

Adjective

pirang

1. blond, of a pale yellowish (golden brown) color.

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Synonyms

• merah kecoklatan
• merah kekuningan

Further reading

• “pirang” 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.

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• pyrang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *piraŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾãŋ/
• Rhymes: -ãŋ
• Hyphenation: pi‧rang

Adjective

pirang

1. red

Declension

    Declension of pirang (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe pirang	nde pirang	i pirang	oré pirang	îandé pirang	pe pirang
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe pirang	ta nde pirang	t'i pirang	t'oré pirang	t'îandé pirang	ta pe pirang
Negative indicative	na xe pirangi	na nde pirangi	n'i pirangi	n'oré pirangi	n'îandé pirangi	na pe pirangi
Negative imperative		nde pirang umẽ				pe pirang umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe pirang umẽ	ta nde pirang umẽ	t'i pirang umẽ	t'oré pirang umẽ	t'îandé pirang umẽ	ta pe pirang umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe pirangamo	nde pirangamo	o pirangamo	oré pirangamo	îandé pirangamo	pe pirangamo
Negative	xe pirange'ymamo	nde pirange'ymamo	o pirange'ymamo	oré pirange'ymamo	îandé pirange'ymamo	pe pirange'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	piranga
Negative	pirange'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe pirangamo		o pirangamo	oré pirangamo	îandé pirangamo
	xe pirangi1		i pirangi1	oré pirangi1	îandé pirangi1
Negative	xe pirange'ymamo		o pirange'ymamo	oré pirange'ymamo	îandé pirange'ymamo
	xe pirange'ymi1		i pirange'ymi1	oré pirange'ymi1	îandé pirange'ymi1
1North Tupi

Derived terms

• mopirang
• obapirang
• obapiranga
• piranga

 

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga／pyranga	îuba	oby      obyeté	tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga
Adjectives	pirang／pyrang	îub		ting	un	tingaíb, pytang

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “piranga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 386, columns 1–2