terang

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈrəaŋ]
• Hyphenation: te‧rang

Adjective

terang

1. bright

Derived terms

• beterang
• nerang
• penerang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay terang, probably from Old Javanese traṅ, ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn; be brightened, be lightened”), Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈraŋ/ [t̪əˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: te‧rang

Adjective

têrang (comparative lebih terang, superlative paling terang)

1. bright, clear

   Synonyms: bersinar, cerah

2. clear
   1. easily or distinctly heard; audible
   2. without clouds
   3. free of guilt, or suspicion
3. evident, obvious

   Synonym: terbukti

Derived terms

Affixations

• berpenerangan
• berterang-terang
• berterang-terangan
• keterangan
• menerang
• menerangi
• menerangkan
• penerang
• penerangan
• terang-terang
• terang-terangan

Compounds

• terang akal
• terang benderang
• terang bulan
• terang cuaca
• terang hati
• terang kain
• terang pikiran
• terang tanah
• terang temara
• terang temarang
• terang temerang
• terang terbang lalat
• terang terus

Further reading

• “terang”, 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

Romanization

terang

1. romanization of ꦠꦼꦫꦁ

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn; be brightened, be lightened”), Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”))

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /təˈraŋ/ [t̪əˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: te‧rang

Adjective

terang (Jawi spelling ترڠ, comparative lebih terang, superlative paling terang)

1. bright

Derived terms

Affixations

• keterangan (“explanation; statements made by witness in court; testimony”)
• menerang
• menerangi (“brighten; illuminate”)
• menerangkan (“explain”)
• penerang
• penerangan

Compounds

• terang bulan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: terang (inherited)
• → Iban: terang
• → West Makian: terang
• → Tausug: tarrang

Further reading

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay terang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪əˈraŋ/

Verb

terang

1. (stative) to be clear

Conjugation

Conjugation of terang (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		titerang	miterang	aterang
2nd person		niterang	fiterang
3rd person	inanimate	iterang	diterang
	animate	materang
imperative		—, terang	—, terang

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as těráng)