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terang.

bright, clear

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/təˈraŋ/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈraŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bright, clear

  2. clear easily or distinctly heard; audible

  3. clear without clouds

  4. clear free of guilt, or suspicion

  5. evident, obvious

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay terang, probably from Old Javanese traṅ, ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn; be brightened, be lightened”), Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”)).

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