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adang.

block

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈadaŋ]
  1. block

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay adang (compare to Javanese ꦲꦝꦁ (adhang)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadaŋ (“to block, obstruct a path; ambush”).

noun[ˈadaŋ]
  1. screen (adang-adang)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay adang (compare to Javanese ꦲꦝꦁ (adhang)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadaŋ (“to block, obstruct a path; ambush”).

verb[ˈadaŋ]
  1. cook rice with broiler

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦢꦁ (adang).

noun[ˈadaŋ]
  1. elder sibling from mother side

  2. alternative form of dang

    alt-of · alternative
noun[ˈadaŋ]
  1. black ash that sticks to a pan or pot

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

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