kurang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kurang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.raŋ/
  • Rhymes: -uraŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

kurang

  1. To a smaller extent or degree; less
    Filmnya kurang bermanfaat.
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  2. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc); lacking.
    Sayurnya kurang garam.
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Preposition

kurang

  1. (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity); minus.
    Antonym: tambah

Noun

kurang

  1. (mathematics) The minus sign (−); minus.
    Synonym: tanda kurang

Affixed terms

Compounds
  • kurang adab
  • kurang adat
  • kurang air
  • kurang ajar
  • kurang akal
  • kurang asam
  • kurang asin
  • kurang bahasa
  • kurang beres
  • kurang darah
  • kurang energi protein
  • kurang gizi
  • kurang hati
  • kurang iman
  • kurang ingat
  • kurang ingatan
  • kurang jadi
  • kurang jantan
  • kurang kalori protein
  • kurang lebih
  • kurang perhatian
  • kurang periksa
  • kurang pikir
  • kurang pikiran
  • kurang sesen
  • kurang tenaga
  • kurang terima
  • kurang waras

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kurang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.raŋ/

Verb

kurang

  1. (stative) to be less
  2. (stative) to be lacking

Conjugation
Conjugation of kurang (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tikurang mikurang akurang
2nd person nikurang fikurang
3rd person inanimate ikurang dikurang
animate makurang
imperative —, kurang —, kurang

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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