abangan
Dibabawon Manobo
Noun
abangan
- door; doorway
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabaŋ.an]
- Hyphenation: abang‧an
Etymology 1
Probably cognate of Tagalog abangan (“ambush”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
abangan (first-person possessive abanganku, second-person possessive abanganmu, third-person possessive abangannya)
- gutter.
Etymology 2
Affixed abang (“red”) + -an, from Javanese abangan (ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀).
Noun
abangan (first-person possessive abanganku, second-person possessive abanganmu, third-person possessive abangannya)
- abangan: Javanese Muslim who practice a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
Further reading
- “abangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Etymology
From abang + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ngan
- IPA(key): /ˌʔaˈbaŋan/, [ˌʔaˈba.ŋɐn] (noun)
- IPA(key): /ʔabaˈŋan/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈŋan] (verb)
Noun
ábángan
- place where one waits (for something or someone)
- Synonym: hintayan
- place for ambush
- Synonyms: abatan, harangan
Verb
abangán
- to wait and watch (for something or someone)
- Synonyms: bantayan, hintayin
- Abangan ang susunod na kabanata!
- Wait and watch the next chapter!
- to be on the alert for; to wait for an opportune time
- to ambush; to waylay
- Synonyms: abatan, harangan
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for abangan
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -an | abang | object | ||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | |
| abangan | inabangan | inaabangan inaabangan1 | aabangan aabangan1 | abangi1 |
| 1 Dialectal use only. | ||||