ꦧꦁ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦧꦁ
Pegon
Roman	bang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese baṅ, bāṅ (“red”).

Adjective

ꦧꦁ (bang)

1. red

Derived terms

• ꦲꦧꦁ (abang)

Etymology 2

Noun

ꦧꦁ (bang)

1. region

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch bank (“a financial institution”).

Noun

ꦧꦁ (bang)

1. bank: an institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

Etymology 4

Noun

ꦧꦁ (bang)

1. apheretic form of ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (kembang, “flower”)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “bang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN