Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
gurang. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
gurang, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
gurang in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
gurang you have here. The definition of the word
gurang will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
gurang, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Rudaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈɾaŋ/
- Hyphenation: gu‧rang
Adjective
guráng (plural gururang, intensified gurangon, plural intensified gururangon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜍᜅ᜔)
- old; aged; senior (having lived for relatively many years)
- Antonyms: aki, hoben
- mature (having experiences throughout one's lifetime)
- Antonym: inosente
Derived terms
See also
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare Bikol Central gurang, Waray-Waray gurang, Cebuano tigulang. Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Rudaŋ. Doublet of gulang.
Pronunciation
Adjective
guráng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇᜅ᜔)
- mature
- of age; full-fledged; adult; mature (of the right age)
- (slang) old; aged; senior; elderly; geriatric (having lived for relatively many years)
- (slang) forgetful
Synonyms
Further reading
- “gurang” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “gurang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Rudaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 54