abangan

Betawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaŋan/

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• Hyphenation: abang‧an

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Balinese abangan, from abang (“gutter, drainpipe”) +‎ -an, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₂. Cognate with Javanese wangan (“ditch, drain”).

Noun

abangan

1. rain gutter

Descendants

• → Indonesian: abangan
• → Malay: abangan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese abangan, from abang (“red”) +‎ -an.

Adjective

abangan (not comparable) (of Muslims)

1. syncretic; unorthodox
2. nonpracticing

Etymology 3

From abang +‎ -an (“comparative suffix”).

Adjective

abangan

1. comparative degree of abang

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “abangan”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 1
• Von de Wall, H. (1877), “ابڠ ābang”, in Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Malay-Dutch dictionary], volume I (in Dutch), Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 4: “IV. abangan, batav.”

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

abangan

1. door; doorway

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈbaŋan/ [aˈba.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Betawi abangan, from Balinese abangan, abang (“gutter, drainpipe”) +‎ -an, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₂.

Noun

abangan (plural abangan-abangan)

1. gutter

Etymology 2

Affixed abang (“red”) +‎ -an, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ (abangan).

Noun

abangan (plural abangan-abangan)

1. abangan: Javanese Muslim who practice a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri

Further reading

• “abangan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

abangan

1. romanization of ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀

Osing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.bʲaŋan/

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• Hyphenation: abang‧an
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

abangan

1. a particular kind of sea fish

Adjective

abangan (of Muslims)

1. syncretic; unorthodox
2. nonpracticing

Further reading

• Ali, Hasan (2002), “abangan”, in Kamus Bahasa Daerah Using-Indonesia [Osingese-Indonesian Dictionary]‎^[1], 1st edition (in Indonesian), Banyuwangi: Pemerintah Kabupaten Banyuwangi, page 1

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From abang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔaˈbaŋan/ [ˌʔaːˈbaː.ŋɐn̪] (noun)

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    • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈŋan/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈŋan̪] (verb)

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    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan

Noun

ábángan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

1. place where one waits (for something or someone)

   Synonym: hintayan

2. place for ambush

   Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Verb

abangán (complete inabangan, progressive inaabangan, contemplative aabangan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to wait and watch (for something or someone)

   Synonyms: bantayan, hintayin

2. (by extension) to stay tuned

   Abangan ang susunod na kabanata!

   Stay tuned for the next chapter!

3. to be on the alert for; to wait for an opportune time
4. to ambush; to waylay

   Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for abangan

affix		-an
root word		abang
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		abangan
complete		inabangan
progressive		inaabangan inaabangan1
contemplative		aabangan aabangan1
imperative		abangi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbaŋan/ [ʔɐˈbaː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan

Noun

abangan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)

1. a species of rattan (Calamus ornatus)

   Synonyms: limuran, agubak, likuto, lukuan, palaklakanin

Further reading

• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 17

Anagrams

• banagan