girang
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡi.raŋ/, [ˈɡi.raŋ]
- Hyphenation: gi‧rang
Adjective
girang
Further reading
- “girang” 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.
Sundanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡiˈraŋ/ [ɡi.raŋ]
- Hyphenation: gi‧rang
Noun
girang or ᮌᮤᮛᮀ • (girang)
- upstream
- Antonym: hilir
- highlands; upper lands
- Banten Girang
- Upper Banten (name of an archaeological site in Serang, Banten Province)
Derived terms
- nyieun pucuk ti girang (“looking for problems that lead to quarrels”)
- girangeun (“to be upstream or on the highlands”)
- pagirang-girang (“to compete for the highest place”)
Further reading
- Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij