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Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay perang.
Pronunciation
Noun
pêrang (plural perang-perang)
- war (conflict involving organized use of arms)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: pé‧rang
Adjective
pérang
- Nonstandard form of pirang (“blond”).
Further reading
Javanese
Noun
perang
- war
Malay
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to parang (“parang, machete”). Compare to Javanese perang and Toba Batak porang.
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Pronunciation
Noun
perang (Jawi spelling ڤرڠ, plural perang-perang, informal 1st possessive perangku, 2nd possessive perangmu, 3rd possessive perangnya)
- war (conflict involving organized use of arms)
References
Etymology 2
Possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc. Doublet of Perancis (“French”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
perang (Jawi spelling ڤيرڠ)
- brown (having brown colour)
Noun
perang
- brown (colour)
Synonyms