borang
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
borang (first-person possessive borangku, second-person possessive borangmu, third-person possessive borangnya)
Etymology 2 edit
From Betawi borang, from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦫꦁ (borang, “bobby trap of sharpened bamboo”). Doublet of berak, boker.
Noun edit
borang (first-person possessive borangku, second-person possessive borangmu, third-person possessive borangnya)
- (Jakarta) mine (a device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person)
- Synonym: ranjau
Further reading edit
- “borang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.