seorang
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈoraŋ/ [səˈo.raŋ]
- Rhymes: -oraŋ
- Syllabification: se‧o‧rang
Classifier
sêorang
- singular form of orang
Derived terms
- seseorang (“someone”)
Further reading
- “seorang”, 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
Malay
Alternative forms
- sorang (colloquial)
Etymology
From se- + orang (“one” + “person”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsəoraŋ/ [ˈsəo.raŋ]
- Rhymes: -oraŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ
- Hyphenation: se‧o‧rang
Classifier
seorang
- one person; a person; someone.
- Seorang lelaki berdiri di pintu. ― A man stood at the door.
- Dia ialah seorang guru. ― She is a teacher.
- alone; by oneself; by himself; by herself — when used in a predicate or adverbial sense.
- Dia tinggal seorang di rumah itu. ― He lives alone in that house.
Synonyms
- satu orang (colloquial)
- bersendirian (for ‘alone’)
Derived terms
Affixations
- berseorangan
- keseorangan
- seorangpun
Compounds
- seorang demi seorang
- seorang diri
- seorang manusia
Further reading
- "seorang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017