keran

See also: kěrán

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeran/
• Rhymes: -eran
• Syllabification: ke‧ran

Adjective

keran

1. accusative singular of kera

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kran (tap sense)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay keran.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈran/ [kəˈran]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ke‧ran

Noun

keran (plural keran-keran)

1. portable stove

   Synonyms: anglo, dapur, perapian, tungku

2. hearth

   Synonym: pendiangan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of kran.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈran/ [kəˈran]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ke‧ran

Noun

kêran (plural keran-keran)

1. tap, faucet

   Synonyms: kepala paip (Standard Malay), pemancur

2. (figurative) door

   Synonyms: lawang, pintu

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in keran.

Related terms

• stopkeran

Further reading

• “keran”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kəˈran/ [kəˈran]
• Rhymes: -əran, -ran, -an
• Hyphenation: ke‧ran

Etymology 1

Compare Urak Lawoi' กรัด (“fireplace; kitchen”).

Noun

keran (Jawi spelling کرن, plural keran-keran or keran²)

1. portable stove

   Synonym: dapur

   Synonyms: anglo, perapian, tungku

2. chafing dish
3. hearth

   Synonym: pendiang

   Synonym: pendiangan (Indonesia)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: keran (inherited)
• → Central Bikol: kalan
• → Cebuano: kalan
• → Tagalog: kalan

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کرن kĕran”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 514
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kĕran”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 620-1
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “keran”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – portable stove.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of kren.

Noun

keran (Jawi spelling کران, plural keran-keran or keran²)

1. (Riau) tap, faucet

   Synonyms: muncung, kepala paip

Further reading

• "keran" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian գերան (geran), Western Armenian pronunciation.

Noun

keran

1. (dialectal) log, beam

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “գերան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “keran”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982