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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
- butterfly
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
bangbang
- the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)
Indonesian
Etymology
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Noun
bangbang (plural bangbang-bangbang, first-person possessive bangbangku, second-person possessive bangbangmu, third-person possessive bangbangnya)
- salmon, salmon pink: a pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.
bangbang:
Further reading
Maranao
Adjective
bangbang
- completely blind
Ternate
Etymology 1
Likely a reduplication of Indonesian bang (“adhan”), from Persian بانگ (“bâng”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bangbang
- the adhan, call to prayer
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
bangbang
- 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