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berang.

angry, wrath

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈberaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. angry, wrath

  2. furious, infuriated, enraged, raging

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay berang (“angry, wrath”), from Proto-Austronesian *biraŋ (“anger, angry”).

noun/ˈberaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbe.raŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a head covering made of cloth, commonly worn by men on Boano Island.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Luhu [Term?].

noun/bəˈraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈraŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a large knife for chopping tobacco leaves

    Medan

  2. traditional machete weapon of Sumbawa

    Sumbawa
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Medan) and Sumbawa [Term?]. Cognate of Makasar berang (“machete”).

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