karang
Atong (India) edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karang (Bengali script কারাং)
References edit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”). Cognate with Old Javanese karaṅ (“coral, reef”).
Noun edit
karang (plural karang-karang, first-person possessive karangku, second-person possessive karangmu, third-person possessive karangnya)
- coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
- coral reef, a reef formed by compacted coral skeletons.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “yard”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“place, yard”).
Noun edit
karang (plural karang-karang, first-person possessive karangku, second-person possessive karangmu, third-person possessive karangnya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “article: piece of writing; flower headdress”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“garland”).
Verb edit
karang
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “karang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
karang
- Romanization of ꦏꦫꦁ
Karao edit
Noun edit
karang
- span from the extended middle finger to the thumb
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”).
Noun edit
karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)
Etymology 2 edit
Probably from Old Javanese karaṇa (“writer; poet”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “writer; scribe”).
Verb edit
karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)
- to compose
Derived terms edit
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengarang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pengarangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- karangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- mengarang [agent focus] (meN-)
- mengarangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dikarangkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- terkarang [agentless action] (teR-)
- berkarang [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Etymology 3 edit
Adverb edit
karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “karang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao edit
Noun edit
karang
Tagalog edit
Noun edit
karang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)
- temporary shed or awning
- shed or roof-covering for native boats, usually made of nipa or woven bamboo splits
- leather or felt uppers of shoes or slippers
- float used in parades
Noun edit
karáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)
Taroko edit
Noun edit
karang