kerancang

Malay

Alternative forms

  • keranchang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k .ran.t͡ʃaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ancaŋ, -caŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

Variant of kerajang.

Noun

kerancang (plural kerancang-kerancang or kerancang2)

  1. a gold foil. See emas kerancang

Etymology 2

Possibly an innovative variant of kerawang (compare the word formation with embacang).

Noun

kerancang (plural kerancang-kerancang or kerancang2)

  1. a type of shirt. See baju kerancang

Further reading

  • "kerancang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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