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abang

Pronunciation: [a.baŋ]

“abang” is a Malay word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. An older brother or male sibling.
  2. - older sister or female sibling, ellipsis of abang perempuan
  3. form of address to a male a little older than oneself, but sometimes also to an elder son.
  4. form of address used by a wife to a husband.
  5. The colour red.

Etymology

From Classical Malay ابڠ (abang), from Old Malay habaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *abaŋ (*aba + *-ŋ), *aba (“father”). Doublet of awang. Sense of older sister in south of the Peninsular and Riau displaced by kakak.

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