ꦧꦁ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦁ
Pegon
Roman bang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baŋ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese baṅ, bāṅ (“red”).

Adjective

ꦧꦁ (bang)

  1. red
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ꦧꦁ (bang)

  1. region

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch bank (“a financial institution”).

Noun

ꦧꦁ (bang)

  1. bank: an institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

Etymology 4

Noun

ꦧꦁ (bang)

  1. aphetic form of ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ (kembang, “flower”)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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