ancang
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈant͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈaɲ.t͡ʃaŋ]
- Rhymes: -ant͡ʃaŋ
- Syllabification: an‧cang
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ancang (“to get set; to be ready”)
Noun
ancang (plural ancang-ancang)
- synonym of ancang-ancang (“starting position”)
- (aerospace) approach
- Synonym: sua (Malay)
Hyponyms
- ancang ekstrinsik
- ancang intrinsik
Derived terms
- ancang-ancang
- ancangan
- berancang
- berancang-ancang
- mengancang
- mengancang-ancang
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Madurese [Term?]
Noun
ancang (plural ancang-ancang)
- (cooking) sesame seed candy (a confection of sesame seeds and sugar or honey pressed into a ball, bar or wafer) [since 2024]
- Synonym: enting-enting
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Lampung Api [Term?] or Abung [Term?]
Noun
ancang
- to hang (clothes) [since 2025]
Further reading
- “ancang”, 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