pisang

English

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.

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Acehnese

Etymology

Compare Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang

1. banana (fruit)

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Banjarese

Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang

1. banana (fruit)

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Malay pisang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.saŋ/

Noun

pisang

1. banana (fruit)

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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

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Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.saŋ/

Noun

pisang

1. banana

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pisang. Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpisaŋ]
• 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.

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.

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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

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Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpisaŋ]

Verb

pisang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨔ, semi-transitive ammisang)

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

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Malay

Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (MY):

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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)

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.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang c

1. plantain

See also

• kokbanan c
• mjölbanan c

Anagrams

• pigans, spinga

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Tausug

Noun

pisang

1. pineapple (plant and fruit)

Usage notes

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