rangsang

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈraŋsaŋ/ [ˈraŋ.saŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋsaŋ
• Syllabification: rang‧sang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay rangsang (“excite”).

Noun

rangsang (plural rangsang-rangsang)

1. stimulant

Derived terms

• berangsang
• keterangsangan
• merangsang
• perangsang
• perangsangan
• rangsangan
• terangsang

• rangsang refleks
• rangsang sensorik
• rangsang taktil

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Malay rangsang (“to scale a wall”), from Javanese [Term?], from Old Javanese raṅsaṅ (“to attack, to assail, to assault”).

Verb

rangsang (active merangsang, ordinary passive dirangsang, imperative rangsang, emphatic-jussive rangsanglah)

1. to scale a wall

Derived terms

• merangsang
• merangsangkan
• perangsang

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

rangsang (plural rangsang-rangsang)

1. dry, fallen branch
2. thorn girdle around tree as theft prevention

Further reading

• “rangsang”, 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