perang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay perang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈraŋ/ [pəˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: pe‧rang

Noun

pêrang (plural perang-perang)

1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)

Derived terms

• berperang
• berperang-perangan
• memerangi
• peperangan
• terperangi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈperaŋ]
• Hyphenation: pé‧rang

Adjective

pérang

1. Nonstandard form of pirang (“blond”).

Further reading

• “perang” 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

Noun

perang

1. war

Malay

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to parang (“parang, machete”). Compare to Javanese perang and Toba Batak porang.

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Alternative forms

• prang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəraŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

perang (Jawi spelling ڤرڠ, plural perang-perang, informal 1st possessive perangku, 2nd possessive perangmu, 3rd possessive perangnya)

1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)

References

• Dempwolf (1938), Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *pe(rR)aŋ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc. Doublet of Perancis (“French”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peraŋ/
• Rhymes: -eraŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

perang (Jawi spelling ڤيرڠ)

1. brown (having brown colour)

Noun

perang

1. brown (colour)

Synonyms

• coklat
• pirang (Indonesian)