pasang

English

Noun

pasang (uncountable)

1. An abstract strategy board game from Brunei, in which two players compete to capture black and white tokens.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpasaŋ/ [ˈpa.saŋ]
• Rhymes: -asaŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧sang

Etymology 1

From Malay pasang.

Noun

pasang (plural pasang-pasang)

1. couple, pair
2. set

   Synonyms: perangkat, set

Derived terms

• berpasang
• berpasang-pasang
• berpasang-pasangan
• berpasangan
• memasangkan
• pasangan
• perpasangan
• sepasang

• pasangan calon
• pasangan duet
• pasangan ganda
• pasangan ideal
• pasangan kencan
• pasangan mesum
• pasangan sah
• pasangan serasi

Etymology 2

From Malay pasang.

Verb

pasang (active memasang, reflexive passive terpasang, ordinary passive dipasang, imperative pasang, emphatic-jussive pasanglah)

1. (obsolete except in some compounds) to rise

Compounds

• pasang besar
• pasang bulan
• pasang gundah
• pasang harian ganda
• pasang harian tunggal
• pasang merabung
• pasang merah
• pasang naik
• pasang perbani
• pasang purnama
• pasang rabung
• pasang surut
• pasang surut atmosfer
• pasang surut campuran
• pasang surut diurnal
• pasang surut ionosfer
• pasang surut semidiurnal
• pasang surut termal

Etymology 3

From Malay pasang.

Verb

pasang (active memasang, reflexive passive terpasang, ordinary passive dipasang, imperative pasang, emphatic-jussive pasanglah)

1. (obsolete) to shoot

Derived terms

• berpasang-pasangan
• memasang
• pasang-memasang

Etymology 4

From Malay pasang.

Verb

pasang (active memasang, reflexive passive terpasang, ordinary passive dipasang, imperative pasang, emphatic-jussive pasanglah)

1. to put, to insert, to place
2. to install
3. to stake

Synonyms

• pakai

Derived terms

• memasang
• memasangkan
• pasangan
• pemasang
• terpasang

Compounds

• pasang alarm
• pasang badan
• pasang muka
• pasang taruhan
• pasang ulang

Etymology 5

From Javanese [Term?].

Noun

pasang (plural pasang-pasang)

1. Lithocarpus javensis

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Lawangan (Benuaq) [Term?].

Noun

pasang (plural pasang-pasang)

1. dried grated cassava

Etymology 7

Borrowed from Highland Konjo [Term?].

Noun

pasang (plural pasang-pasang)

1. the Kajang indigenous people's guidelines for life, containing a collection of ancestral messages which, if not implemented, will damage the balance of nature and disrupt the social system.

Further reading

• “pasang”, 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

• Rhymes: -aŋ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ.

Noun

pasang

1. pair; couple

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

pasang

1. to light or turn on (e.g. a lamp, appliance, etc.)

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Verb

pasang

1. to rise

Maranao

Verb

pasang

1. to aim
2. (card games) to bet

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpasaŋ/ [ˈpaː.sɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -asaŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧sang

Noun

pasang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜅ᜔)

1. well-adjusted wedge

Derived terms

• magpasang
• pumasang

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pasaŋ/ [paˈsaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧sang

Noun

pasang (Sulat Sūg spelling فَسَڠْ)

1. pair; couple