abang

abang

1. window (opening for light and air)

• IPA^(key): /abaŋ/

abang

1. village

• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1

• Hyphenation: a‧bang

abang

1. to lease; to rent
2. to hire a prostitute

abang

1. a lease
2. a rent

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:abang.

Borrowed from Javanese abang.

abang

1. red

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

abang

1. boat

abáng

1. avarice, greediness

ábang

1. To be within range of a fire

abang (plural abang-abang, first-person possessive abangku, second-person possessive abangmu, third-person possessive abangnya)

1. elder brother

   Bang Erwin, mau ke mana?

   • Erwin, where are you going?

   Nanti malam aku akan ke rumah Abang.

   • This night/evening, I will go to Abang's house.

abang/bang as a form of address: you (used to address an elder brother or cousin, a male friend (who is older than oneself is), a husband or boy-friend). Sometimes it is used with a name (Bang Samsul, Bang Amir, Bang Ahmad, Bang Zakir, etc). This address is used in Malay ethnics especially in the regions of Sumatra and Betawi culture.

• Indonesian Index

• IPA^(key): /abaŋ/
• Rhymes: -abaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

abang (ngoko abang, krama abrit)

1. red

• IPA^(key): /abaŋ/
• Rhymes: -abaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ

abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ‎, plural abang-abang, informal first-person possessive abangku, informal second-person possessive abangmu, third-person possessive abangnya)

1. brother (older male sibling)

• bang
• bung

• kakak
• engko
• nana
• uda

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

abáng

1. watcher
2. trap or snare (placed or set up strategically)
3. act of waiting (for a person, an opportunity, etc.)
4. act of setting up a trap or snare

• (watcher): bakay, bantay, guwardiya, tanod
• (act of waiting): abat, pag-abat