abangan

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

abangan

1. door; doorway

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabaŋ.an]
• Hyphenation: abang‧an

Etymology 1

Probably cognate of Tagalog abangan (“ambush”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

abangan (plural abangan-abangan)

1. gutter

Etymology 2

Affixed abang (“red”) +‎ -an, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ (abangan).

Noun

abangan (plural abangan-abangan)

1. abangan: Javanese Muslim who practice a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri

Further reading

• “abangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

abangan

1. Romanization of ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

Affixed abang +‎ -an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabaŋ.an]

Noun

abangan (Jawi spelling ابڠن)

1. a gutter or water conduit (of split areca stem).

Further reading

• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Tagalog

Etymology

From abang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔaˈbaŋan/ [ˌʔaːˈbaː.ŋɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈŋan/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈŋan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan

Noun

ábángan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

1. place where one waits (for something or someone)

   Synonym: hintayan

2. place for ambush

   Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Verb

abangán (complete inabangan, progressive inaabangan, contemplative aabangan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to wait and watch (for something or someone)

   Synonyms: bantayan, hintayin

2. (by extension) to stay tuned

   Abangan ang susunod na kabanata!

   Stay tuned for the next chapter!

3. to be on the alert for; to wait for an opportune time
4. to ambush; to waylay

   Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for abangan

affix		-an
root word		abang
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		abangan
complete		inabangan
progressive		inaabangan inaabangan1
contemplative		aabangan aabangan1
imperative		abangi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Anagrams

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