English edit

Etymology edit

From Malay pisang.

Noun edit

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 edit

References edit

Acehnese edit

Etymology edit

Compare Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun edit

pisang

  1. banana (fruit)

Banjarese edit

Etymology edit

Compare Acehnese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

Noun edit

pisang

  1. banana (fruit)

Brunei Malay edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Malay pisang.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pisang

  1. banana (fruit)

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Malay pisang.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

pisang m (plural pisangs, diminutive pisangetje n)

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

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: piesang

Iban edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

pisang

  1. banana

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay pisang. Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpisaŋ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pi‧sang

Noun edit

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

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Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

pisang (ngoko gedhang, krama pisang)

  1. Krama of gedhang.

References edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015), “pisang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Makasar edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

pisang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨔ, semi-transitive ammisang)

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

Malay edit

Etymology edit

Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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.

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Malay pisang.

Noun edit

pisang c

  1. plantain

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pi‧sang
  • IPA(key): /ˈpisaŋ/, [ˈpi.sɐŋ]

Noun edit

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

Tausug edit

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Noun edit

pisang

  1. pineapple (plant and fruit)

Usage notes edit

A false friend of Malay "pisang" (banana); for the sense of "banana", see sayng.