barang

English

Noun

barang (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) black magic; sorcery

See also

• barang-barang

Anagrams

• bangra

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧rang
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾaŋ/ [ˈba.ɾ̪ɐŋ]

Noun

barang

1. form of black magic that afflicts a person with bugs inside his/her body
2. magical practice, similar to voodoo, that uses a poppet to inflict harm
3. witchcraft; black magic; sorcery

Verb

barang

1. to practice barang or any form of witchcraft
2. to inflict harm using barang

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 (plural barang-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.

Malay

Etymology

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

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (varaṃ).

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

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”).

Noun

barang

1. sort, class, type

Derived terms

• barabarang
• pitibarang
• pimbarang
• sabarang

Masbatenyo

Noun

barang

1. curse

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaraŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rang

Etymology 1

From Malay barang (“item; stuff; thing; indefiniteness-marker'”).

Noun

barang

1. item; stuff; thing

   Ta so taro ngo pe barang-barang di tenda.

   I've put your things in the tent.

Adverb

barang

1. Used to mark or tell indefiniteness. Sometimes can be roughly translated as 'at least'.

   Kase ambe kita roko barang dua batang ka.

   Get me atleast two stick of cigarettes please.

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the first etymology.

Conjunction

barang

1. because

   Synonym: gara-gara

   Tong so tra batamang deng dia barang dia manakal.

   We're not friends with him anymore because he is naughty.

Sundanese

Romanization

barang

1. Romanization of ᮘᮛᮀ

Waray-Waray

Noun

barang

1. witchcraft