pisang
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pisang (plural pisangs)
- (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
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “pisang”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 714.
Acehnese edit
Etymology edit
Compare Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.
Noun edit
pisang
- banana (fruit)
Banjarese edit
Etymology edit
Compare Acehnese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.
Noun edit
pisang
- banana (fruit)
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Malay pisang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pisang
- banana (fruit)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
pisang m (plural pisangs, diminutive pisangetje n)
- (dated, Netherlands) banana
- weirdo (strange, odd or eccentric person)
- someone who is unlucky
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- Afrikaans: piesang
Iban edit
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pisang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay pisang. Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pisang (first-person possessive pisangku, second-person possessive pisangmu, third-person possessive pisangnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pisang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Alternative forms edit
- Carakan: ꦥꦶꦱꦁ
Noun edit
pisang (ngoko gedhang, krama pisang)
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)
- (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)
- banana (fruit)
- Pisang ialah buah kegemaran saya.
- Banana is my favourite fruit.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “pisang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pisang c
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pisang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜅ᜔)
Tausug edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pisang
- pineapple (plant and fruit)
Usage notes edit
A false friend of Malay "pisang" (banana); for the sense of "banana", see sayng.