abang
Berawan
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈbaŋ/, [ʔaˈbaŋ]
- Hyphenation: a‧bang
Etymology 1
From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧bang
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abang.
Central Malay
References
- "Besemah" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Dupaningan Agta
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay abang, from Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba + *-ŋ), *aba (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ]
- Hyphenation: abang
Noun
abang (plural abang-abang, first-person possessive abangku, second-person possessive abangmu, third-person possessive abangnya)
- (literally or figuratively, chiefly Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta) elder brother
- (chiefly West Kalimantan, Sumatra) a form of address to the husband in a marriage or marital relationship
Usage notes
It's used to address an elder brother or cousin, a male friend (who is older than oneself is), a husband or boyfriend. Sometimes it's used before a name (Bang Samsul, etc). This address is used in the Malay influenced regions (Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Jakarta).
Synonyms
- (older brother): see Thesaurus:abang
Derived terms
- berabang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ]
- Hyphenation: abang
Related terms
Further reading
- “abang” 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
Malay
Etymology
From Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba + *-ŋ), *aba (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaŋ/
- Rhymes: -abaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ, plural abang-abang, informal 1st possessive abangku, 2nd possessive abangmu, 3rd possessive abangnya)
References
- Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges . In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208
Sambali
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ. Compare Aklanon abang, Balinese ambang, and Kambera amba.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbaŋ/ [ʔɐˈbaŋ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: a‧bang
Noun
abáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅ᜔)