pangeran

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pangeran (“prince”) (compare to Malay pengiran (“prince”)), from Javanese ꦥꦔꦺꦫꦤ꧀ (pangéran, “Lord; prince”), from Old Javanese paṅeran (“person, prince, princess, wife, daughter”, literally “master, lord”) (compare to paṅheran (“waiting-place, dwelling-place”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈŋɛran]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ngè‧ran
• Rhymes: -ran

Noun

pangèran (plural pangeran-pangeran, first-person possessive pangeranku, second-person possessive pangeranmu, third-person possessive pangerannya)

1. prince

Further reading

• “pangeran” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦔꦺꦫꦤ꧀ (pangéran, “Lord; prince”), from Old Javanese paṅeran (“younger person, prince, princess, wife, daughter”, literally “master, lord”) (compare to paṅheran (“waiting-place, dwelling-place”)). Doublet of pengiran.

Noun

pangeran (Jawi spelling ڤڠيرن, plural pangeran-pangeran, informal 1st possessive pangeranku, 2nd possessive pangeranmu, 3rd possessive pangerannya)

1. (Java, Brunei) prince

Descendants

• Indonesian: pangeran
• → Min Nan: 班奇蘭／班奇兰, 邦奇蘭／邦奇兰

See also

• pengiran (Brunei)
• putera (Malaysia, general)

Further reading

• “pangeran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.