abang

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Berawan

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Noun

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abang

  1. window (opening for light and air)

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbaŋ/ [ʔaˈbaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ.

Noun

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abáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. act of watching for, awaiting
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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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abáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. very, so
    Synonyms: marhay, abaana
    Abang estrikto kan magurang niya
    His/her parents are so strict.
    Abang sakit mong paintindihon
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Blagar

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Noun

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abang

  1. village

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Brunei Malay

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Noun

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abang

  1. older brother

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧bang

Verb

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abang

  1. to lease; to rent
  2. to hire a prostitute

Noun

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abang

  1. a lease
  2. a rent

Quotations

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Anagrams

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Central Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang).

Adjective

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abang

  1. red

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Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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abang

  1. boat

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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abáng

  1. avarice, greediness

Verb

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ábang

  1. to be within range of a fire

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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From Malay abang, from Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba +‎ *-ŋ), *aba (father).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: abang

Noun

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abang (plural abang-abang, first-person possessive abangku, second-person possessive abangmu, third-person possessive abangnya)

  1. (literally or figuratively, chiefly Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta) elder brother
    Umur abang saya lebih besar tiga tahun.My brother is three years older than me.
    Nanti malam aku akan ke rumah abang.Tonight, I will go to my elder brother's house.
  2. (chiefly West Kalimantan, Sumatra) a form of address to the husband in a marriage or marital relationship
Usage notes
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It's used to address an elder brother or cousin, a male friend (who is older than oneself is), a husband or boyfriend. Sometimes it's used before a name (Bang Samsul, etc). This address is used in the Malay influenced regions (Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta).

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Etymology 2

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From Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, red).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: abang

Adjective

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abang

  1. red
    Synonym: merah
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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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abang

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦁ

Karao

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Noun

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abang

  1. rent money

Makasar

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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abang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba +‎ *-ŋ), *aba (father).

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Noun

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abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ, plural abang-abang, informal 1st possessive abangku, 2nd possessive abangmu, 3rd possessive abangnya)

  1. elder brother (male sibling).
  2. a form of address to a male that a little older than oneself, but sometimes also to an elder son.
  3. a form of address used by a wife to a husband.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: abang
  • Min Nan: 阿班 (a-pan)[1]
  • Thai: บัง (bang)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges . In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

Sambali

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Noun

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abang

  1. rent

Simalungun Batak

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Noun

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abang

  1. abang

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ. Compare Aklanon abang, Balinese ambang, and Kambera amba.

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Noun

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abáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. watcher
    Synonyms: bakay, bantay, guwardiya, tanod
  2. trap; snare (placed or set up strategically)
  3. act of waiting (for a person, an opportunity, etc.)
    Synonyms: abat, pag-abat
  4. act of setting up a trap or snare

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*abaŋ₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

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Yogad

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Noun

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abáng

  1. boat