gurang
التعريفات والمعاني
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Rudaŋ.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡuˈɾaŋ/ [ɡuˈɾaŋ]
Hyphenation: gu‧rang
=== Adjective ===
guráng (plural gururang, intensified gurangon, plural intensified gururangon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜍᜅ᜔)
old; aged; senior (having lived for relatively many years)
Antonyms: aki, hoben
mature (having experiences throughout one's lifetime)
Antonym: inosente
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Compare Central Bikol gurang, Waray-Waray gurang, Cebuano tigulang. Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀudaŋ. Doublet of gulang.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuˈɾaŋ/ [ɡʊˈɾaŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: gu‧rang
=== Adjective ===
guráng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇᜅ᜔)
mature
of age; full-fledged; adult; mature (of the right age)
(slang) old; aged; senior; elderly; geriatric (having lived for relatively many years)
(slang) forgetful
==== Synonyms ====
ulianin
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“gurang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“gurang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Rudaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 54