barang

barang (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) black magic; sorcery

• barang-barang

• bangra

• Hyphenation: ba‧rang
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾaŋ/ [ˈba.ɾ̪ɐŋ]

barang

1. form of black magic that afflicts a person with bugs inside his/her body
2. magical practice, similar to voodoo, that uses a poppet to inflict harm
3. witchcraft; black magic; sorcery

barang

1. to practice barang or any form of witchcraft
2. to inflict harm using barang

Inherited from Malay barang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”). The meaning 'things, goods, possessions' was a late innovation in western Indonesia.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaraŋ/ [ˈba.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -araŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧rang

barang (plural barang-barang)

1. thing, item
2. thing (unmentionable thing, e.g. penis)
3. good, commodity
4. baggage

   Synonyms: bagasi, muatan

   pengambilan barang ― baggage claim

barang

1. approximately

   Synonyms: sedikit banyak, sekadar, kira-kira

2. (dated) hopefully

   Synonym: mudah-mudahan

3. marker of indefiniteness

• “barang” 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.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”). Meaning of "thing", "goods" or "item" was a late innovation in western Indonesia.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (varaṃ).

• IPA^(key): /baraŋ/
• Rhymes: -araŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

barang (Jawi spelling بارڠ)

1. marker used to denote indefiniteness

   Barang siapa

   Whoever

   Barang apa

   Whatever

barang (Jawi spelling بارڠ, plural barang-barang)

1. thing, item
2. goods, commodity

• barangan

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”).

barang

1. sort, class, type

• barabarang
• pitibarang
• pimbarang
• sabarang

barang

1. curse

From Malay barang (“item; stuff; thing; indefiniteness-marker'”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaraŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rang

barang

1. item; stuff; thing

   Ta so taro ngo pe barang-barang di tenda.

   I've put your things in the tent.

barang

1. at least, approximately

barang

1. because

   Synonym: gara-gara

   Tong so tra batamang deng dia barang dia manakal.

   We're not friends with him anymore because he is naughty.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”).

barang (Sundanese script ᮘᮛᮀ)

1. goods, item

barang (Sundanese script ᮘᮛᮀ)

1. at the time, when

   Barang datang, manéhna tuluy ngetrokan panto.

   As he arrived, he then knocked on the door.

• barang-

• "BARANG", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

barang

1. witchcraft