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Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ. Doublet of bambang.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /baŋ.baŋ/

Noun

bangbang

  1. butterfly

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bang‧bang

Noun

bangbang

  1. the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)

Indonesian

Etymology

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Noun

bangbang (plural bangbang-bangbang)

  1. salmon, salmon pink: a pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
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Further reading

Maranao

Adjective

bangbang

  1. completely blind

Ternate

Etymology 1

Likely a reduplication of Indonesian bang (“adhan”), from Persian بانگ (“bâng”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bangbang

  1. the adhan, call to prayer

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

bangbang

  1. a hole for the mast on a ship

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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