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arang.

charcoal

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. charcoal

  2. shame, smear.

  3. soot.

  4. carbon

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay arang, from Proto-Malayic *harəŋ, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qajəŋ.

noun/ˈaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. dried wound

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mamuju [Term?].

noun/ˈaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. mouth

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈaraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a call for the buffalo that is moving from the plow path to return to the plow path

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

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