larang

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧rang

Noun

larang

1. a stew of fish, coconut milk and spices

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:larang.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay larang, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *laʀaŋ (“to forbid”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaraŋ/ [ˈla.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -araŋ
• Syllabification: la‧rang

Verb

larang

1. to forbid; to ban

Conjugation

Conjugation of larang (meng-, transitive)

root	larang
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	melarang	terlarang	dilarang	larang	laranglah
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	melarangkan	terlarangkan	dilarangkan	larangkan	larangkanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	memperlarangkan	terperlarangkan	diperlarangkan	perlarangkan	perlarangkanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pelarangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• larangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• melarang [agent focus] (meN-)
• melarangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dilarang [patient focus] (di-)
• terlarang [agentless action] (teR-)

Further reading

• “larang” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *laʀaŋ (“to forbid”).

Verb

larang (Jawi spelling لارڠ, formal active melarang, 3rd person passive dilarang)

1. (ditransitive, transitive) To forbid, to not allow.

   Pengunjung premis makanan dilarang merokok.

   Visitors to food premises are forbidden from smoking.

   Cikgu melarang kita menggunakan kalkulator semasa ujian.

   The teacher forbids us from using a calculator during the test.

Affixations

• berlarangan
• larangan
• larangkan
• pelarangan
• terlarang

Descendants

• Indonesian: larang
• → Malagasy: rarana
• → Old Javanese: laraṅ
  • Javanese: larang

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau.

Adverb

larang (Jawi spelling لارڠ)

1. Not often; rarely.

   Synonym: jarang

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay ladang (“farmfield, estate, plantation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɾaŋ/ [ˈlaː.ɾɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɾaŋ
• Syllabification: la‧rang

Noun

larang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜇᜅ᜔)

1. wide and open field

   Synonyms: parang, kaparangan

Derived terms

• larangan