kerancang

Malay

Alternative forms

• keranchang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k .ran.t͡ʃaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ancaŋ, -caŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

Variant of kerajang.

Noun

kerancang (plural kerancang-kerancang, informal 1st possessive kerancangku, 2nd possessive kerancangmu, 3rd possessive kerancangnya)

1. a gold foil. See emas kerancang

Etymology 2

Possibly an innovative variant of kerawang (compare the word formation with embacang).

Noun

kerancang (plural kerancang-kerancang, informal 1st possessive kerancangku, 2nd possessive kerancangmu, 3rd possessive kerancangnya)

1. a type of shirt. See baju kerancang

Further reading

• “kerancang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.