abangan

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Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

abangan

  1. door; doorway

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: abang‧an

Etymology 1

Probably cognate of Tagalog abangan (ambush). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

abangan (first-person possessive abanganku, second-person possessive abanganmu, third-person possessive abangannya)

  1. gutter.

Etymology 2

Affixed abang (red) +‎ -an, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ (abangan).

Noun

abangan (first-person possessive abanganku, second-person possessive abanganmu, third-person possessive abangannya)

  1. abangan: Javanese Muslim who practice a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

abangan

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

Affixed abang +‎ -an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

abangan (Jawi spelling ابڠن, informal 1st possessive abanganku, 2nd possessive abanganmu, 3rd possessive abangannya)

  1. a gutter or water conduit (of split areca stem).

Further reading

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Tagalog

Etymology

From abang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

ábángan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. place where one waits (for something or someone)
    Synonym: hintayan
  2. place for ambush
    Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Verb

abangán (complete inabangan, progressive inaabangan, contemplative aabangan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. to wait and watch (for something or someone)
    Synonyms: bantayan, hintayin
  2. (by extension) to stay tuned
    Abangan ang susunod na kabanata!
    Stay tuned for the next chapter!
  3. to be on the alert for; to wait for an opportune time
  4. to ambush; to waylay
    Synonyms: abatan, harangan

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