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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kurang.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kurang
- less
Filmnya kurang bermanfaat.- The film is less beneficial.
- lacking; deficient
Sayurnya kurang garam.- The vegetable is lacking salt.
Preposition
kurang
- (mathematics) minus.
- Antonym: tambah
Noun
kurang (first-person possessive kurangku, second-person possessive kurangmu, third-person possessive kurangnya)
- (mathematics) minus sign (−); minus
- Synonym: tanda kurang
Affixed terms
Compounds
Further reading
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay kurang.
Pronunciation
Verb
kurang
- (stative) to be less
- (stative) to be lacking
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics