semang

See also: sèmáng and Semang

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀman.

Noun

semang

1. outrigger float

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semang, from Proto-Aslian *səmaaʔ (“human”), from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmaŋ/
• Hyphenation: sê‧mang
• Rhymes: -maŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ

Noun

semang (plural semang-semang, first-person possessive semangku, second-person possessive semangmu, third-person possessive semangnya)

1. patron-client relationship

Further reading

• “semang” 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.