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abangan.

gutter

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈbaŋan/Standard-Indonesian[aˈba.ŋan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. gutter

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi abangan, from Balinese abangan, abang (“gutter, drainpipe”) + -an, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ₂.

noun/aˈbaŋan/Standard-Indonesian[aˈba.ŋan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. abangan: Javanese Muslim who practice a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri

Where this word comes from

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

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