bandang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbandaŋ/ [ˈban.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -andaŋ
• Syllabification: ban‧dang

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (bandhang).

Adjective

bandang (comparative lebih bandang, superlative paling bandang)

1. big and fast, rushing

Verb

bandang

1. (dialect Kendal) to run very fast (about horse)

Derived terms

• banjir bandang

Etymology 2

Noun

bandang (plural bandang-bandang)

1. alternative spelling of bandeng

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay (Bangka) [Term?].

Noun

bandang (plural bandang-bandang)

1. (dialect Bangka) parents who did not marry until the end of their lives

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

Noun

bandang (plural bandang-bandang)

1. (dialect Sunda) a necklace of colored silk thread worn around the dancer's neck

Etymology 5

Unknown, probably borrowed from Banjarese [Term?].

Noun

bandang (plural bandang-bandang)

1. (dialect) Borassodendron borneense

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (bandhang, “basket for carrying sugar-cane seedling”).

Noun

bandang (plural bandang-bandang)

1. basket for store and transport sugar cane seedling

Etymology 7

Borrowed from Javanese (Kendal) [Term?].

Verb

bandang

1. to follow and supervise prisoners

Etymology 8

Borrowed from Javanese (East Java) [Term?].

Verb

bandang

1. to be accidentally carried away

Further reading

• “bandang”, 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