akang
التعريفات والمعاني
== Ambonese Malay ==
=== Particle ===
akang
future tense marker
=== Preposition ===
akang
for
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sundanese akang (“elder brother”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /akaŋ/
Rhymes: -akaŋ, -kaŋ, -aŋ
=== Noun ===
akang (plural akang-akang)
(literally or figuratively, chiefly Banten and West Java) elder brother
==== Synonyms ====
Thesaurus:abang
=== Further reading ===
“akang”, 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
== Makasar ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈakaŋ/, [ˈa.kʰãŋ]
Hyphenation: a‧kang
=== Verb ===
akang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨀ, semi-transitive anngakang)
(intransitive, transitive) to be sufficient to cover; to be enough to span or coat a surface
(intransitive) to be sufficient to accommodate; to be enough to hold a number of people
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Variant of kakak.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /akaŋ/
Rhymes: -akaŋ, -kaŋ, -aŋ
=== Noun ===
akang (Jawi spelling اکڠ, plural akang-akang or akang2)
older sister
(rare) older brother
(rare) older sibling
==== Synonyms ====
kakak
== Manado Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay -kan.
=== Particle ===
akang
indicates transitive imperative verbs
=== Further reading ===
Marike Ivone Onsu, et al. (2021), Kamus Dwibahasa Melayu Manado-Indonesia (in Indonesian), Manado: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Utara
== Sundanese ==
=== Etymology ===
From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aka-ŋ, from *aka (“elder sibling”). Cognate with Javanese ꦲꦏꦁ (akang).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a.kaŋ/
=== Noun ===
akang (Sundanese script ᮃᮊᮀ)
older brother
Synonyms: aa, aka, kakang, aang
Coordinate term: tétéh
=== References ===