abang

Berawan

Noun

abang

1. window (opening for light and air)

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbaŋ/ [ʔaˈbaŋ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ.

Noun

abáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

1. act of watching for, awaiting

Derived terms

• abangan
• mag-abang

 

Etymology 2

Adverb

abáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

1. very, so

   Synonyms: marhay, abaana

   Abang estrikto kan magurang niya

   His/her parents are so strict.

   Abang sakit mong paintindihon

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Blagar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaŋ/

Noun

abang

1. village

References

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

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaŋ/
• Hyphenation: a‧bang

Noun

abang

1. older brother

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bang

Verb

abang

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

Noun

abang

1. a lease
2. a rent

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:abang.

Anagrams

• baang, banag, banga

Central Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang).

Adjective

abang

1. red

References

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

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

abang

1. boat

Hiligaynon

Noun

abáng

1. avarice, greediness

Verb

ábang

1. to be within range of a fire

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay abang, from Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba +‎ *-ŋ), *aba (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabaŋ]
• Hyphenation: abang

Noun

abang (plural)

1. (literally or figuratively, chiefly Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta) elder brother

   Umur abang saya lebih besar tiga tahun. ― My brother is three years older than me.

   1. anyone slightly older than self

   Nanti malam aku akan ke rumah abang. ― Tonight, I will go to my elder brother's house.

2. (chiefly West Kalimantan, Sumatra) a form of address to the husband in a marriage or marital relationship

Usage notes

It's used to address an elder brother or cousin, a male friend (who is older than oneself is), a husband or boyfriend. Sometimes it's used before a name (Bang Samsul, etc). This address is used in the Malay influenced regions (Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta).

Synonyms

• (older brother): see Thesaurus:abang

Derived terms

• berabang

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabaŋ]
• Hyphenation: abang

Adjective

abang

1. red

   Synonym: merah

Related terms

• abangan

 

Further reading

• “abang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

abang

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦁ

Karao

Noun

abang

1. rent money

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabaŋ]

Noun

abang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨅ)

1. (anatomy) forehead

Malay

Alternative forms

• (Etymology 1): bang, bung

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.baŋ]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -baŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧bang

Etymology 1

From Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba +‎ *-ŋ), *aba (“father”). Doublet of awang. Sense of older sister in south of the Peninsular and Riau displaced by kakak.

Noun

abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ, plural abang-abang, informal 1st possessive abangku, 2nd possessive abangmu, 3rd possessive abangnya)

1. An older brother or male sibling.
2. (obsolete, Johor, Riau) - older sister or female sibling, ellipsis of abang perempuan.

   Synonym: kakak

3. form of address to a male that a little older than oneself, but sometimes also to an elder son.
4. A form of address used by a wife to a husband.

   Synonyms: kanda, sayang

Affixations

• berabang
• berabangkan

 

Compounds

• abang angkat (“adoptive brother”)
• abang ipar (“brother-in-law”)
• abang kandung (“biological brother”)
• abang tiri (“stepbrother”)

 

Descendants

• Malay: Bang, abam
• Indonesian: abang
• → Min Nan: 阿班 (a-pan)
• → Thai: บัง (bang)

See also

• kakak
• kakanda - in royal register
• engko
• nana
• uda

Etymology 2

From Javanese abang.

Noun

abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ)

1. (rare) The colour red.

   Synonym: merah

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ابڠ abang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 1
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ابڠ abang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 2
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “abang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 1

Bibliography

• “abang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Claudine Salmon (2009) “Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges”, in Archipel‎^[2], volume 78, pages 181-208

Sambali

Noun

abang

1. rent

Simalungun Batak

Noun

abang

1. abang

References

• Zufri Hidayat et al. (2015). Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia (2nd ed.). Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, p. 1.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ. Compare Aklanon abang, Balinese ambang, and Kambera amba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbaŋ/ [ʔɐˈbaŋ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧bang

Noun

abáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)

1. watcher

   Synonyms: bakay, bantay, guwardiya, tanod

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

   Synonyms: abat, pag-abat

4. act of setting up a trap or snare

Derived terms

• abangan
• ipag-abang
• mag-abang
• mag-abang-abang
• mang-abang
• mangabang
• pag-aabang
• pag-abang
• pangangabang
• tagaabang

 

Further reading

• “abang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*abaŋ₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• gaban, banga, baang

Yogad

Noun

abáng

1. boat