pisang

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English

Etymology

From Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang (plural pisangs)

  1. (archaic) A banana or plantain.
    • 1906, Perak, Government Gazette: Supplements, page 3:
      The orange crop was good; custard-apples, pisangs and pomeloes fair, the latter were poor in quality.

Derived terms

References

Acehnese

Etymology

Compare Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang

  1. banana (fruit)

Banjarese

Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang

  1. banana (fruit)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Malay pisang.

Pronunciation

Noun

pisang

  1. banana (fruit)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pisang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈsɑŋ/, /ˈpi.sɑŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pi‧sang
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋ

Noun

pisang m (plural pisangs, diminutive pisangetje n)

  1. (dated, Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname) banana
  2. weirdo (strange, odd or eccentric person)
  3. someone who is unlucky

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: piesang

Iban

Pronunciation

Noun

pisang

  1. banana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pisang. Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang.

Pronunciation

Noun

pisang (first-person possessive pisangku, second-person possessive pisangmu, third-person possessive pisangnya)

  1. banana:
    1. The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant of the genus Musa.
    2. An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
      Synonym: punti

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Alternative forms

Noun

pisang (ngoko gedhang, krama pisang)

  1. Krama of gedhang.

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “pisang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Makasar

Pronunciation

Verb

pisang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨔ, semi-transitive ammisang)

  1. (transitive) to carry sth. on the shoulder

Malay

Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang.

Pronunciation

Noun

pisang (Jawi spelling ڤيسڠ, plural pisang-pisang, informal 1st possessive pisangku, 2nd possessive pisangmu, 3rd possessive pisangnya)

  1. banana (fruit)
    Pisang ialah buah kegemaran saya.
    Banana is my favourite fruit.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Malay pisang.

Noun

pisang c

  1. plantain

See also

Anagrams

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

pisang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜅ᜔)

  1. (eastern Marinduque) piece; fragment; portion
    Synonyms: piraso, bahagi, parte, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) pilanggot, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) piranggot, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) pilandot

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

Cognate of Malay pisang.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pisaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: pi‧sang

Noun

pisang (Sulat Sūg spelling فِسَڠْ)

  1. pineapple (plant and fruit)