jangang

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟaŋaŋ/, [ɟʝa.ŋãŋ]
• Hyphenation: ja‧ngang

Noun

jangang (Lontara spelling ᨍᨂ or 𑻪𑻢, definite janganga, 3rd person possessive janganna)

1. chicken; fowl; rooster; hen
2. gamecock; fighting cock
3. a messenger or scout sent out for secret or illicit purposes (e.g., to arrange a secret romance or scout a location for burglary)
4. (astronomy) name of a constellation

Derived terms

affixations

• appijangang
• pijangang

genders, types, and fauna

• anaʼ jangang
• anrong jangang
• jangang balanda
• jangang gana
• jangang laki
• jangang romang
• jangang rungka

colorations and breeds

• jangang bakkaʼ
• jangang bakkaʼ tammu
• jangang barumbung
• jangang burintiʼ
• jangang buriʼ
• jangang calabai
• jangang didi
• jangang eja
• jangang kaleabo
• jangang kallang
• jangang koro
• jangang koro bu talaʼ
• jangang kunyiʼ
• jangang kunyiʼ sala
• jangang leʼleng
• jangang segong

gamecock terms and idioms

• buta-buta jangang
• jangang annyalluʼ
• jangang didi bangkeng
• jangang lea-lea
• jangang minassa
• jangang rassi tai bangkenna
• jangang sikayu-kayu
• jangang songkoʼ
• jangang-toa
• kitiʼ mmanaʼ jangang
• mate jangang sikayu

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 175-176