perang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay perang.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pêrang (plural perang-perang)

1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)

Derived terms

• berperang
• berperang-perangan
• memerangi
• peperangan
• terperangi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈperaŋ/ [ˈpe.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -eraŋ
• Syllabification: pe‧rang

Adjective

pérang (comparative lebih perang, superlative paling perang)

1. nonstandard form of pirang (“blond”)

Further reading

• “perang”, 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

Noun

perang

1. war

Malay

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to parang (“parang, machete”). Compare to Javanese perang and Toba Batak porang. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• prang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəraŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

perang (Jawi spelling ڤرڠ, plural perang-perang or perang²)

1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)

References

• Dempwolf (1938), Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *pe(rR)aŋ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc. Doublet of pirang, Peringgi (“European, Western”), and Perancis (“France, French”).

Originally described sallow or wan tones of any dark colour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peraŋ/
• Rhymes: -eraŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

perang (Jawi spelling ڤيرڠ, comparative lebih perang, superlative paling perang)

1. brown (having brown colour) [since 20th century]
2. (obsolete) pale, wan

   hitam perang (obsolete) bluish-grey colour of slate, lit. 'pale black'

   Synonym: pucat

3. reddish (of hair)

Noun

perang (plural perang-perang or perang²)

1. brown (colour) [since 20th century]

   Synonyms: pirang, (of food) merah, coklat, cokelat

2. (obsolete) pallor

   Synonym: kepucatan

3. (obsolete) blond, of a pale yellowish (golden brown) color

   Synonym: kuning tanah

   perang:  

See also

Colors in Malay · warna-warna (layout · text)

putih	kelabu	hitam
merah; merah tua	jingga, oren; perang	kuning; kuning air
hijau pucuk pisang	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau gelap
firus; sian; hijau kebiruan	biru langit	biru
lembayung; nila	magenta; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ڤيرڠ perang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 69
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ڤيرڠ perang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 485
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “perang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 250