karang

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Atong (India)

Etymology

Cognate with Garo grang.

Pronunciation

Noun

karang (Bengali script কারাং)

  1. wing

References

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧rang

Etymology 1

From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”). Cognate with Old Javanese karaṅ (“coral, reef”).

Noun

karang (plural karang-karang, first-person possessive karangku, second-person possessive karangmu, third-person possessive karangnya)

  1. coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
  2. coral reef, a reef formed by compacted coral skeletons.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “yard”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“place, yard”).

Noun

karang (plural karang-karang, first-person possessive karangku, second-person possessive karangmu, third-person possessive karangnya)

  1. assembly point.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “article: piece of writing; flower headdress”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“garland”).

Verb

karang

  1. to compose, to create
    Synonyms: jalin, rangkai, susun
Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

karang

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦫꦁ

Karao

Noun

karang

  1. span from the extended middle finger to the thumb

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”).

Noun

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

  1. coral
  2. coral reef

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Javanese karaṇa (“writer; poet”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “writer; scribe”).

Verb

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

  1. to compose
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Etymology 3

Adverb

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

  1. later, soon
    Synonyms: nanti, kelak
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Further reading

Maranao

Noun

karang

  1. reef

Tagalog

Noun

karang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

  1. temporary shed or awning
  2. shed or roof-covering for native boats, usually made of nipa or woven bamboo splits
  3. leather or felt uppers of shoes or slippers
  4. float used in parades

Noun

karáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

  1. stamping of feet, as in anger or in playing
  2. coral reef or atoll

Taroko

Noun

karang

  1. crab
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