karang

Cognate with Garo grang.

• IPA^(key): /karaŋ/

karang (Bengali script কারাং)

1. wing

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkaraŋ/ [ˈka.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -araŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧rang

Inherited from Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”). Cognate with Old Javanese karaṅ (“coral, reef”).

karang (plural karang-karang)

1. coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps

   Synonym: koral

2. (proscribed) coral reef, a reef formed by compacted coral skeletons

   Synonyms: terumbu, terumbu karang

Inherited from Malay karang (Java Malay), from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “yard”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“place, yard”).

karang (plural karang-karang)

1. assembly point

   Synonyms: gelanggang, tikum

Inherited from Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “article: piece of writing; flower headdress”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“garland”). Semantic loan from Balinese karang.

karang

1. to compose, to create

   Synonyms: gubah, jalin, rangkai, sunting, susun

2. imperative of mengarang

karang (plural karang-karang)

1. (architecture, Bali) building ornaments in the form of carvings

karang

1. later, soon.

   Synonyms: nanti, kelak, sebentar lagi

• “karang”, 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

karang

1. romanization of ꦏꦫꦁ

karang

1. span from the extended middle finger to the thumb

karang (Lontara spelling ᨀᨑ)

1. alternative spelling of karàng

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈkaraŋ/ [ˈka.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -raŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ka‧rang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”).

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang or karang²)

1. A coral.
2. A coral reef.
3. An atoll.

Probably from Old Javanese karaṇa (“writer; poet”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “writer; scribe”).

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang or karang²)

1. A composition or arrangement.

   Synonyms: sunting, gubahan

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, active mengarang, 3rd person passive dikarang)

1. To compose (of music, songs, and writing).

   Synonyms: gubah, reka, tulis

2. To arrange (of flowers, pottery, and others).

   Synonym: gubah

3. To make up, to fabricate.

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

1. Later, soon.

   Synonyms: nanti, kelak

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (used in the form pekarangan)

1. The front yard of a house.
2. Kampung land.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural also used in the form or karangan)

1. (obsolete) An abode; a place where someone lives.

   Synonym: tempat tinggal

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang or karang²)

1. archaic form of kerang

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

1. (Jakarta) Invulnerable.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

1. (archaic) By oneself only.

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

karang

1. reef

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ.

karang (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮀ)

1. coral
2. limestone

From Old Javanese karaṅ (“place; yard; residence”).

karang (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮀ)

1. yard

Uncertain.

karang (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮀ)

1. mole; nevus; beauty spot

   Synonyms: tai laleur, (Banten) hunung

From Old Javanese karaṅ (“garland”).

karang (Sundanese script ᮊᮛᮀ, active ngarang)

1. to compose a piece (of art, song, literature, etc.)
2. to make up; to fabricate
3. to conceive

• "KARANG", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾaŋ/ [ˈkaː.ɾɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aɾaŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧rang

karang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. temporary shed or awning
2. shed or roof-covering for native boats, usually made of nipa or woven bamboo splits
3. leather or felt uppers of shoes or slippers
4. float used in parades

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾaŋ/ [kɐˈɾaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧rang

karáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. stamping of feet, as in anger or in playing

Borrowed from Malay karang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾaŋ/ [kɐˈɾaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧rang

karáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. coral reef or atoll

• “karang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

karang

1. crab