parang

See also: parâng, părâng, and Parang

English

Etymology 1

From Malay parang.

Noun

parang (plural parangs)

1. A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.
   • 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 124:

     “The bastards are quietly-quietly sharpening their parangs.”

Verb

parang (third-person singular simple present parangs, present participle paranging, simple past and past participle paranged)

1. To cut with a parang

See also

• bolo (Filipino)
• golok (Indonesian & Malaysian)
• machete

Etymology 2

Spanish parranda (“merry-making or a group of serenaders”).

Noun

parang (countable and uncountable, plural parangs)

1. A style of music originating from Trinidad and Tobago, strongly influenced by Venezuelan music.

Verb

parang (third-person singular simple present parangs, present participle paranging, simple past and past participle paranged)

1. To play parang music

Anagrams

• NAGPRA

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparaŋ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rang
• Rhymes: -raŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

From Malay parang, from Proto-Malayic *paraŋ.

• The sense as classic batik motif is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦫꦁ (parang, “batik pattern”, literally “cliff; knife, chopper, cleaver”), from Old Javanese paraṅ (“rock, crag”).

Noun

parang

1. a short, heavy, straight-edged knife or machete.
2. a classic batik motif.
3. (zoology) dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab).

   Synonyms: bale-bale, pacal, parang, parang-parang, tegap

Derived terms

• berparang
• memarang
• memarangkan

 

• parang bungkul
• parang latuk
• parang puting

 

Etymology 2

Root

parang

1. see parangan entry

Further reading

• “parang” 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

parang

1. Romanization of ꦥꦫꦁ

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *padaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaŋ (“uncultivated field, open grassland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparaŋ/, [ˈpʰa.rãŋ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧rang

Noun

parang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨉ)

1. field, treeless plain

Derived terms

• apparang

 

• balla'-balla' parang

 

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *paraŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paraŋ/
• Rhymes: -araŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Noun

parang (Jawi spelling ڤارڠ, plural parang-parang, informal 1st possessive parangku, 2nd possessive parangmu, 3rd possessive parangnya)

1. a short, heavy, straight-edged knife or machete

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• memarang [agent focus] (meN-)
• berparang [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: parang
• → English: parang
• → Macanese: parám
• → Tagalog: paláng

Further reading

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

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology 1

From Malay parang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparaŋ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rang

Noun

parang

1. parang (a short, heavy, straight-edged knife)

Derived terms

• bakuparang

 

Etymology 2

From Malay perang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈraŋ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧rang

Noun

paráng

1. war

Verb

paráng

1. to war

Derived terms

• bakuparang

 

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾaŋ/ [ˈpaː.ɾɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɾaŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧rang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *padaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaŋ (“uncultivated field, open grassland”).

Noun

parang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜅ᜔)

1. meadow; prairie

Derived terms

• dagang-parang
• pakong-parang

 

Etymology 2

From para +‎ -ng (enclitic).

Adjective

parang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative form of para

Usage notes

• See more at para.

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *padaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaŋ (“uncultivated field, open grassland”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /paɾaŋ/ [paˈɾaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧rang

Noun

parang (Sulat Sūg spelling فَرَڠْ)

1. grass

Derived terms

• kaparangan
• parang musar