jaring
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒariŋ/
“jaring” is a Malay word. Its 4 meanings in English:
noun
- a device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.; a device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- a mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- a framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- trap.
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zariŋ (“noose or net trap”). Compare Javanese jaring.
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