karang

Cognate with Garo grang.

• IPA^(key): /karaŋ/

karang (Bengali script কারাং)

1. wing

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaraŋ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rang

From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”). Cognate with Old Javanese karaṅ (“coral, reef”).

karang (plural karang-karang, first-person possessive karangku, second-person possessive karangmu, third-person possessive karangnya)

1. coral, a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
2. coral reef, a reef formed by compacted coral skeletons.

From Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “yard”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“place, yard”).

karang (plural karang-karang, first-person possessive karangku, second-person possessive karangmu, third-person possessive karangnya)

1. assembly point.

From Malay karang, from Classical Malay karang, from Javanese ꦏꦫꦁ (karang, “article: piece of writing; flower headdress”), from Old Javanese karaṅ (“garland”).

karang

1. to compose, to create

   Synonyms: jalin, rangkai, susun

• “karang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

karang

1. Romanization of ꦏꦫꦁ

karang

1. span from the extended middle finger to the thumb

• IPA^(key): [ka.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -raŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ka‧rang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karaŋ (“coral, limestone”).

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

1. A coral.
2. A coral reef.
3. An atoll.

Probably from Old Javanese karaṇa (“writer; poet”), from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “writer; scribe”).

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

1. A composition or arrangement.

   Synonyms: sunting, gubahan

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, active mengarang, 3rd person passive dikarang)

1. To compose (of music, songs, and writing).

   Synonyms: gubah, reka, tulis

2. To arrange (of flowers, pottery, and others).

   Synonym: gubah

3. To make up, to fabricate.

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ)

1. Later, soon.

   Synonyms: nanti, kelak

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (used in the form pekarangan)

1. The front yard of a house.
2. Kampung land.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, also used in the form karangan)

1. (obsolete) An abode; a place where someone lives.

   Synonym: tempat tinggal

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, plural karang-karang, informal 1st possessive karangku, 2nd possessive karangmu, 3rd possessive karangnya)

1. Archaic form of kerang.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, only used in ilmu karang)

1. (Jakarta) Invulnerable.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

karang (Jawi spelling کارڠ, only used in sebatang karang)

1. (archaic) By oneself only.

• “karang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

karang

1. reef

karang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. temporary shed or awning
2. shed or roof-covering for native boats, usually made of nipa or woven bamboo splits
3. leather or felt uppers of shoes or slippers
4. float used in parades

karáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜅ᜔)

1. stamping of feet, as in anger or in playing
2. coral reef or atoll

karang

1. crab