abangan

Betawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaŋan/

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• Hyphenation: abang‧an

Etymology 1

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

Noun

abangan

1. rain gutter

Descendants

• → Indonesian: abangan
• → Malay: abangan

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

abangan (of Muslims)

1. syncretic; unorthodox
2. nonpracticing

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “abangan”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 1
• Von de Wall, H. (1877), “ابڠ ābang”, in Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Malay-Dutch dictionary], volume I (in Dutch), Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 4: “IV. abangan, batav.”

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

abangan

1. door; doorway

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈbaŋan/ [aˈba.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan

Etymology 1

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

Noun

abangan (plural abangan-abangan)

1. gutter

Etymology 2

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

Noun

abangan (plural abangan-abangan)

1. abangan: Javanese Muslim who practice a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri

Further reading

• “abangan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

abangan

1. romanization of ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbaŋan/ [aˈba.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan
• Hyphenation: a‧bang‧an

Noun

abangan (Jawi spelling ابڠن, uncountable)

1. (Batavian Malay) a gutter or water conduit (of split areca stem).

Further reading

• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Osing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.bʲaŋan/

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• Hyphenation: abang‧an
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

abangan

1. a particular kind of sea fish

Adjective

abangan (of Muslims)

1. syncretic; unorthodox
2. nonpracticing

Further reading

• Ali, Hasan (2002), “abangan”, in Kamus Bahasa Daerah Using-Indonesia [Osingese-Indonesian Dictionary]‎, 1st edition (in Indonesian), Banyuwangi: Pemerintah Kabupaten Banyuwangi, page 1

Tagalog

Etymology

From abang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔaˈbaŋan/ [ˌʔaːˈbaː.ŋɐn̪] (noun)

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    • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabaˈŋan/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈŋan̪] (verb)

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    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ngan

Noun

ábángan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

1. place where one waits (for something or someone)

   Synonym: hintayan

2. place for ambush

   Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Verb

abangán (complete inabangan, progressive inaabangan, contemplative aabangan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to wait and watch (for something or someone)

   Synonyms: bantayan, hintayin

2. (by extension) to stay tuned

   Abangan ang susunod na kabanata!

   Stay tuned for the next chapter!

3. to be on the alert for; to wait for an opportune time
4. to ambush; to waylay

   Synonyms: abatan, harangan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for abangan

affix		-an
root word		abang
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		abangan
complete		inabangan
progressive		inaabangan inaabangan1
contemplative		aabangan aabangan1
imperative		abangi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

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