See abang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "adoptive brother",
"translation": "adoptive brother",
"word": "abang angkat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "affectionate name for a friendly firefighter",
"translation": "affectionate name for a friendly firefighter",
"word": "Abang Bomba"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "brother-in-law",
"translation": "brother-in-law",
"word": "abang ipar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "biological brother",
"translation": "biological brother",
"word": "abang kandung"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "stepbrother",
"translation": "stepbrother",
"word": "abang tiri"
}
],
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"lang_code": "ms",
"word": "Bang"
},
{
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"lang_code": "ms",
"word": "abam"
},
{
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"word": "abang"
},
{
"lang": "Min Nan",
"lang_code": "nan",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"roman": "a-pan",
"word": "阿班"
},
{
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"roman": "bang",
"word": "บัง"
}
],
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[
"ابڠ",
"ابڠ#Malay"
],
[
"habaŋ",
"habaŋ#Malay"
],
[
"*abaŋ",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/abaŋ"
],
[
"*aba",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/aba"
],
[
"*-ŋ",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/-ŋ"
],
[
"*aba",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/aba"
],
[
"awang",
"awang#Malay"
],
[
"kakak",
"kakak#Malay"
]
],
"etymology_number": "1",
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{
"args": {
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"2": "ms-cla",
"3": "ابڠ",
"tr": "abang"
},
"expansion": "Classical Malay ابڠ (abang)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "ms-old",
"3": "habaŋ"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*abaŋ",
"4": ""
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "map-pro",
"2": "*aba",
"3": "*-ŋ",
"nocat": "1"
},
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"name": "suffix"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "awang"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of awang",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "ابڠ",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
{
"form": "abang-abang",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "abang²",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bang",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "bung",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"j": "ابڠ"
},
"expansion": "abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ, plural abang-abang or abang²)",
"name": "ms-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"a",
"bang"
]
}
],
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "kakak"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"english": "in royal register",
"translation": "in royal register",
"word": "kakanda"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "engko"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "nana"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "uda"
}
],
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{
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{
"_dis": "51 49 0 0 0",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ms",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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"An older brother or male sibling."
],
"id": "en-abang-ms-noun-kvvGq2fo",
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[
"brother",
"brother"
],
[
"male",
"male"
],
[
"sibling",
"sibling"
]
]
},
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Johor Malay",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"source": "w"
},
{
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],
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],
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[
"sister",
"sister"
],
[
"abang perempuan",
"abang perempuan#Malay"
]
],
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],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "kakak"
}
],
"tags": [
"Riau",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"form of address to a male a little older than oneself, but sometimes also to an elder son."
],
"id": "en-abang-ms-noun-Vyi~wULh",
"links": [
[
"address",
"address#English"
]
]
},
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"source": "w+disamb"
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"name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
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"form of address used by a wife to a husband."
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[
"address",
"address#English"
],
[
"wife",
"wife#English"
],
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"husband",
"husband#English"
]
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{
"word": "kanda"
},
{
"word": "sayang"
}
]
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"ipa": "[a.baŋ]"
},
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"tags": [
"Malaysia"
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},
{
"rhymes": "-baŋ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aŋ"
}
],
"word": "abang"
}
{
"etymology_links": [
[
"abang",
"abang#Javanese"
]
],
"etymology_number": "2",
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{
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"1": "ms",
"2": "jv",
"3": "abang"
},
"expansion": "Javanese abang",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Javanese abang.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ابڠ",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
{
"form": "abang-abang",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "abang²",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bang",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "bung",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
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},
"expansion": "abang (Jawi spelling ابڠ, plural abang-abang or abang²)",
"name": "ms-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"a",
"bang"
]
}
],
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"The colour red."
],
"id": "en-abang-ms-noun-6Ra2W36B",
"links": [
[
"colour",
"colour"
],
[
"red",
"red"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) The colour red."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "merah"
}
],
"tags": [
"rare"
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{
"ipa": "[a.baŋ]"
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Ms-MY-abang.ogg",
"tags": [
"Malaysia"
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},
{
"rhymes": "-baŋ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aŋ"
}
],
"word": "abang"
}
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"Malay entries with incorrect language header",
"Malay lemmas",
"Malay nouns",
"Malay terms borrowed from Javanese",
"Malay terms derived from Classical Malay",
"Malay terms derived from Javanese",
"Malay terms derived from Old Malay",
"Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Malay terms inherited from Classical Malay",
"Malay terms inherited from Old Malay",
"Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Pages with 21 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Malay/aŋ",
"Rhymes:Malay/aŋ/2 syllables",
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"ms:Family"
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{
"english": "adoptive brother",
"translation": "adoptive brother",
"word": "abang angkat"
},
{
"english": "affectionate name for a friendly firefighter",
"translation": "affectionate name for a friendly firefighter",
"word": "Abang Bomba"
},
{
"english": "brother-in-law",
"translation": "brother-in-law",
"word": "abang ipar"
},
{
"english": "biological brother",
"translation": "biological brother",
"word": "abang kandung"
},
{
"english": "stepbrother",
"translation": "stepbrother",
"word": "abang tiri"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"word": "Bang"
},
{
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"word": "abam"
},
{
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"word": "abang"
},
{
"lang": "Min Nan",
"lang_code": "nan",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"roman": "a-pan",
"word": "阿班"
},
{
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"roman": "bang",
"word": "บัง"
}
],
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[
"ابڠ",
"ابڠ#Malay"
],
[
"habaŋ",
"habaŋ#Malay"
],
[
"*abaŋ",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/abaŋ"
],
[
"*aba",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/aba"
],
[
"*-ŋ",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/-ŋ"
],
[
"*aba",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/aba"
],
[
"awang",
"awang#Malay"
],
[
"kakak",
"kakak#Malay"
]
],
"etymology_number": "1",
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"2": "ms-cla",
"3": "ابڠ",
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"expansion": "Classical Malay ابڠ (abang)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "ms-old",
"3": "habaŋ"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*abaŋ",
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"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ",
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"2": "awang"
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{
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"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "abang²",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bang",
"tags": [
"alternative"
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{
"form": "bung",
"tags": [
"alternative"
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}
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{
"english": "in royal register",
"translation": "in royal register",
"word": "kakanda"
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{
"word": "engko"
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{
"word": "nana"
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{
"word": "uda"
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"An older brother or male sibling."
],
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"male",
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"links": [
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"address",
"address#English"
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[
"address",
"address#English"
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[
"wife",
"wife#English"
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[
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"synonyms": [
{
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{
"word": "sayang"
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"2": "jv",
"3": "abang"
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{
"form": "ابڠ",
"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
{
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{
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}
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