karaṅ

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaraŋ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”).

Noun

karaṅ

1. coral
2. rock

Derived terms

• karaṅ-karaṅan
• makaraṅ
• makaraṅ-karaṅ

• karaṅ karpura
• pahat karaṅ
• watu karaṅ

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “coral, coral reef; rock; vein”)

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably affixed ka- +‎ araṅ (“widely spaced, far between, seldom, rare; sparse, thin, tenuous”).

Noun

karaṅ

1. place
2. yard
3. compound, residence

Derived terms

• karaṅan

• akaraṅ hulu
• karaṅ hulu
• karaṅ mastaka
• karaṅ sirah
• karaṅ taṅan
• makakaraṅ hulu

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “place; home”)
  • → Indonesian: karang (“assembly place”)

Noun

karaṅ

1. garland

Derived terms

• karaṅ-karaṅ
• kinaraṅ

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “flower headdress; article: piece of writing”)
  • → Malay: karang (“to compose”)
    • Indonesian: karang (“to compose, to create”)