regang

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rə.ɡəaŋ/

Noun

regang

1. (Christianity) cross

Verb

regang

1. to crucify

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay regang, from Classical Malay رݢڠ (regang). Compare tegang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rəˈɡaŋ]
• Hyphenation: rê‧gang

Adjective

rêgang (comparative lebih regang, superlative paling regang)

1. taut; tight; tightly stretched

Derived terms

• beregang-regang
• berseregang
• diregangkan
• meregang
• meregangkan
• peregangan
• regangan

Further reading

• “regang”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Compare tegang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəɡaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɡaŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

regang (Jawi spelling رݢڠ, comparative lebih regang, superlative paling regang)

1. taut; tight; tightly stretched

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• peregang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• peregangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• regangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• meregang [agent focus] (meN-)
• meregangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• diregangkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• beregang-regang [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• berseregang [comparability + stative / habitual] (se- + beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: regang

Further reading

• "regang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017