kerang

See also: Kerang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kerang (“shell-fish; cockle-shell”). Compare Proto-Bahnaric *kəraːŋ (“clam (shell)”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *klʔ, *kloʔ (“shellfish, snail”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈraŋ/ [kəˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧rang

Noun

kerang (plural kerang-kerang)

1. shell.
2. clams, cockles, mussels, oysters.

Hyponyms

• kerang bakau
• kerang bambu
• kerang cowrie
• kerang darah
• kerang daun
• kerang hijau
• kerang kampak
• kerang kapak
• kerang kuku
• kerang mata tujuh
• kerang mutiara
• kerang pisau

Derived terms

• berkerang
• kekerangan
• kerang-kerangan
• perkerangan

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈraŋ/ [kəˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧rang

Root

kerang

1. stone

Derived terms

• kerang-kerangan

Etymology 3

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkeraŋ/ [ˈke.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -eraŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧rang

Root

kerang

1. chaotic, disorderly

Derived terms

• kerang-keruk

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkeraŋ/ [ˈke.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -eraŋ
• Syllabification: ke‧rang

Verb

kerang

1. to disturb with the intention of picking a fight
2. to pick a fight with harsh and harsh words

Further reading

• “kerang”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese kĕraṅ, kraṅ (“mussel, mussel-shell”).

Noun

kerang

1. oyster

Further reading

• “kerang”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəraŋ/
• Rhymes: -əraŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kerang (Jawi spelling کرڠ, plural kerang-kerang or kerang²)

1. blood cockle, ark clam (an Asian species of bivalve resembling the cockle) (Tegillarca granosa)
2. (by extension) cockle (any of various edible European bivalve mollusks)

Further reading

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