abang.
elder brother
Meaning & usage
elder brother
Umur abang saya lebih besar tiga tahun.
Nanti malam aku akan ke rumah abang.
a form of respect used for older young man
a form of address to the husband in a marriage or marital relationship
a form of address to father's brother among the Banggai nobility
a form of address to an uncle who is descended from a king or nobleman
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay abang, from Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba + *-ŋ), *aba (“father”).
red
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”).
upper steering wheel tie-down point
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Totoli [Term?].
a treetop seat to watch for animals in the forest to be caught
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Lun Bawang [Term?].
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