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English
Etymology
From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).
Noun
serang (plural serangs)
- (India, now historical) A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 14:The discovery that the substance in his mouth was of vegetable origin came as no great reassurance to Zachary: once, when the serang spat a stream of blood-red juice over the rail, he noticed the water below coming alive with the thrashing of shark's fins.
2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 161:The serang or his deputy could serve as a rebel leader or as a point of protest; there were even times when isolated Europeans joined the rebel cause.
Anagrams
- Agners, Angers, Ganser, Sanger, angers, arengs, granes, ranges, rengas, resang, sanger, snarge
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay serang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈraŋ/,
- Hyphenation: sê‧rang
Verb
serang
- to attack
- (uncommon) to fight
- Synonym: kelahi
Etymology 2
From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: se‧rang
Noun
serang (first-person possessive serangku, second-person possessive serangmu, third-person possessive serangnya)
- boatswain
- The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
- The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
- Synonyms: bosun, kepala kelasi, kepala kerja, mandor kapal
Etymology 3
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Adjective
serang
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