bangbang

See also: bang-bang

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ. Doublet of bambang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baŋ.baŋ/

Noun

bangbang

1. butterfly

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bang‧bang

Noun

bangbang

1. the grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc, syn. Caesalpinia bonduc)

Indonesian

Etymology

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Noun

bangbang (plural bangbang-bangbang, first-person possessive bangbangku, second-person possessive bangbangmu, third-person possessive bangbangnya)

1. salmon, salmon pink: a pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.

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Further reading

• “bangbang” 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.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

Maranao

Adjective

bangbang

1. completely blind

Ternate

Etymology 1

Likely a reduplication of Indonesian bang (“adhan”), from Persian بانگ (“bâng”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baŋ.baŋ]

Noun

bangbang

1. the adhan, call to prayer

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baŋ.baŋ]

Noun

bangbang

1. a hole for the mast on a ship

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh