kurang

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See also: ku·rang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kurang.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kurang

  1. less
    Filmnya kurang bermanfaat.
    The film is less beneficial.
  2. lacking; deficient
    Sayurnya kurang garam.
    The vegetable is lacking salt.

Preposition

kurang

  1. (mathematics) minus.
    Antonym: tambah

Noun

kurang (first-person possessive kurangku, second-person possessive kurangmu, third-person possessive kurangnya)

  1. (mathematics) minus sign (); minus
    Synonym: tanda kurang

Affixed terms

Compounds

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kurang.

Pronunciation

Verb

kurang

  1. (stative) to be less
  2. (stative) to be lacking

Conjugation

Conjugation of kurang (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tikurang mikurang akurang
2nd person nikurang fikurang
3rd person inanimate ikurang dikurang
animate makurang
imperative —, kurang —, kurang

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics