prangko

Indonesian

Prangko

Alternative forms

• frangko
• perangko

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch franco (“with freightages paid by the sender”), from Italian porto (“port, carriage”) +‎ franco (“free”), from French franc (“free; frank; full”), from Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”). Influenced by Dutch frankeerzegel (“postage stamp”). Doublet of franko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraŋ.ko/, [ˈpraŋ.ko]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: prang‧ko

Noun

prangko (plural prangko-prangko)

1. postage stamp, a small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid

   Synonyms: kepala raja, setem (Malay, Malaysia)

Compounds

• prangko amal
• prangko bekas

Further reading

• “prangko”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish franco (“frank”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaŋko/ [ˈpɾaŋ.k̠o]
• Rhymes: -aŋko
• Syllabification: prang‧ko

Noun

prangko (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. franc (former currency of France and other countries)

Adjective

prangko (feminine prangka, Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. frank; honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; straightforward; not reserved or disguised

Derived terms

• iprangko
• magprangko
• makaprangko
• mapagprangko
• maprangko
• napakaprangko
• pagkakaprangko
• pagkaprangko
• pagpaprangko
• pagprangko
• palaprangko
• pinakaprangko
• pinarangko
• prangkohin
• pumarangko

Further reading

• “prangko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018