anggang

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare Indonesian renggang (loose; not close).

Adjective

anggang (Sundanese script ᮃᮀᮌᮀ)

  1. separated, at some distance
    • 2019, Tatang Sumarsono, Unak-Anik Balap Kuda & Kuda Balap, Jakarta: PT Dunia Pustaka Jaya., page 79:
      Sakapeung anu pangheulana tepi jeung anu sapandeurieunana téh rada anggang, tapi sok rajeun deuih anu datangna ceuk panon anu lalajo mah bareng — istilahna dead heat.
      Sometimes the distance between the first and second place are quite far apart, but in some cases, they appear to arrive together to the audience's eye — which is called a “dead heat.”.

Derived terms

  • kaanggangan
  • ngaanggang
  • ngaanggangkeun
  • paanggang
  • saanggang

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