jarang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jarang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒa.raŋ/, [ˈd͡ʒa.raŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧rang

Adjective

jarang

  1. rare
    Synonym: sulit

Further reading

Makasar

Etymology

From Old Javanese jaran (“horse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟaraŋ/, [ˈɟʝa.rãŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧rang

Noun

jarang (Lontara spelling ᨍᨑ)

  1. horse
    Kupappicinikangi jarangku riAli
    I let my horse be seen by Ali
    Naumminne rijaranna Karaeng Botolempangang sipanaungang suro bangkeng bicaraya
    Karaeng Botolempangang got down from his horse at the same time as the messenger
  2. (card games) A cavalier, the knave or jack in the traditional omi playing card.

Affixations

  • aʼjarang
  • pajarang
  • paʼjaranngang
  • paʼjaranngi
  • sipaʼjarang-jaranngang

Compounds

  • anaʼ jarang
  • jarang gana
  • jarang laki

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀaŋ (“having wide intervals; seldom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaraŋ/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒä.räŋ, -ɾäŋ]
  • Rhymes: -araŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

jarang (Jawi spelling جارڠ)

  1. sparse; having intervals or interspaces
  2. rare
    Synonym: langka

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • kejarangan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • menjarangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • dijarangkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jarang
  • → Tagalog: dalang

Further reading

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