karang

See also: Karang

Atong (India)

Etymology

Cognate with Garo grang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karaŋ/

Noun

karang (Bengali script কারাং)

1. wing

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”). Cognate with Old Javanese karaṅ (“coral, reef”).

Noun

karang (plural)

1. coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
2. (proscribed) coral reef, a reef formed by compacted coral skeletons.

Derived terms

• berkarang
• karang-karangan
• karangan
• mengarang

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “yard”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“place, yard”).

Noun

karang (plural)

1. assembly point.

Derived terms

• pekarangan

 

• karang balita
• karang gizi
• karang keputraan
• karang taruna
• karang werda

 

Etymology 3

From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “article: piece of writing; flower headdress”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“garland”).

Verb

karang

1. to compose, to create

   Synonyms: jalin, rangkai, susun

Derived terms

• berkarang
• karang-mengarang
• karangan
• kepengarangan
• mengarang
• mengarang-ngarang
• pengarang

 

Further reading

• “karang” 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

karang

1. Romanization of ꦏꦫꦁ

Karao

Noun

karang

1. span from the extended middle finger to the thumb

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -raŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ka‧rang

Etymology 1

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

Noun

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

1. A coral.
2. A coral reef.
3. An atoll.

Affixations

• berkarang
• karang-karangan
• karangan
• perkarangan
• terkarang (archaic)

 

Compounds

• batu karang
• bunga karang
• penyakit karang
• tinjau karang

 

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Javanese karaṇa (“writer; poet”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “writer; scribe”).

Noun

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

1. A composition or arrangement.

   Synonyms: sunting, gubahan

Verb

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, active mengarang, 3rd person passive dikarang)

1. To compose (of music, songs, and writing).

   Synonyms: gubah, reka, tulis

2. To arrange (of flowers, pottery, and others).

   Synonym: gubah

3. To make up, to fabricate.

Affixations

• karang-mengarang
• karangan
• karangkan
• kepengarangan
• pengarang
• terkarang

 

Etymology 3

Adverb

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

1. Later, soon.

   Synonyms: nanti, kelak

Affixations

• sekarang (“now”)

 

Compounds

• malam karang

 

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

karang (used in the form pekarangan)

1. The front yard of a house.
2. Kampung land.

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, also used in the form karangan)

1. (obsolete) An abode; a place where someone lives.

   Synonym: tempat tinggal

Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

1. Archaic form of kerang.

Etymology 7

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, only used in ilmu karang)

1. (Jakarta) Invulnerable.

Etymology 8

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, only used in sebatang karang)

1. (archaic) By oneself only.

Further reading

• “karang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maranao

Noun

karang

1. reef

Tagalog

Noun

karang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. temporary shed or awning
2. shed or roof-covering for native boats, usually made of nipa or woven bamboo splits
3. leather or felt uppers of shoes or slippers
4. float used in parades

Noun

karáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. stamping of feet, as in anger or in playing
2. coral reef or atoll

Taroko

Noun

karang

1. crab