barang

English

Noun

barang (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) black magic; sorcery

Anagrams

• bangra

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧rang

Noun

barang

1. Any magical practice, in the Philippines, that afflicts a person with bugs inside his/her body.
2. A magical practice, similar to voodoo, that uses a poppet to inflict harm.
3. witchcraft, black magic, sorcery

Verb

barang

1. To practice barang.
2. To inflict harm using barang.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay barang, from Classical Malay barang, from Old Malay varaṃ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”). The meaning 'things, goods, possessions' was a late innovation in western Indonesia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaraŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧rang
• Rhymes: -raŋ, -aŋ

Noun

barang (first-person possessive barangku, second-person possessive barangmu, third-person possessive barangnya)

1. thing:
   1. item; that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
   2. unmentionable thing, e.g. penis, etc.
2. good, commodity
3. baggage

   Synonyms: bagasi, muatan

   pengambilan barang ― baggage claim

Derived terms

• barang akar
• barang antik
• barang apa
• barang asal
• barang awet
• barang bahan
• barang baku
• barang bawaan
• barang bebas
• barang bekas
• barang benda
• barang berharga
• barang berkat
• barang besi
• barang bukti
• barang cetakan
• barang curah
• barang dagangan
• barang gawan
• barang gelap
• barang industri
• barang jadi
• barang kala
• barang kalakeran
• barang kena pajak
• barang komisi
• barang konsumen
• barang konsumsi
• barang kuno
• barang larangan
• barang logam
• barang luks
• barang makanan
• barang mewah
• barang mindringan
• barang modal
• barang mudah pakai
• barang netral
• barang normal
• barang obral
• barang pabrik
• barang pajangan
• barang pecah belah
• barang pecahan
• barang pribadi
• barang primer
• barang pusaka
• barang raja
• barang rongsokan
• barang sedia
• barang sekunder
• barang seni
• barang setengah jadi
• barang sitaan
• barang sudah
• barang sulur
• barang tahan lama
• barang tetap
• barang tua
• barang tunanilai
• barang usaha
• barang ying ching

 

Adverb

barang

1. approximately

   Synonyms: sedikit banyak, sekadar, kira-kira

2. (dated) hopefully

   Synonym: mudah-mudahan

3. marker of indefiniteness

Derived terms

• barang bila
• barang sesuatu
• barang siapa
• barang tentu

 

Further reading

• “barang” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”). Meaning of "thing", "goods" or "item" was a late innovation in western Indonesia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baraŋ/
• Rhymes: -araŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Particle

barang (Jawi spelling بارڠ)

1. marker used to denote indefiniteness

   Barang siapa

   Whoever

   Barang apa

   Whatever

Noun

barang (Jawi spelling بارڠ, plural barang-barang, informal 1st possessive barangku, 2nd possessive barangmu, 3rd possessive barangnya)

1. thing, item
2. goods, commodity

Derived terms

• barangan

Further reading

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

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Maranao

Noun

barang

1. sort, class, type

Derived terms

• barabarang
• pitibarang
• pimbarang
• sabarang

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Masbatenyo

Noun

barang

1. curse

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Waray-Waray

Noun

barang

1. witchcraft