pirang
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Malay pérang (“brown”), possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc. Doublet of Prancis (“French”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpiraŋ/ [ˈpi.raŋ]
- Rhymes: -iraŋ
- Syllabification: pi‧rang
Adjective
pirang (comparative lebih pirang, superlative paling pirang)
- blond, of a pale yellowish (golden brown) color
- Synonyms: merah kecoklatan, merah kekuningan
- pirang:
- russet
- pirang:
Further reading
- “pirang” 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.
- Daftar Istilah Warna [Color Glossary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1984, page 11
Old Tupi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *piraŋ.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [piˈɾãŋ]
- Rhymes: -ãŋ
- Hyphenation: pi‧rang
Adjective
pirang (noun form piranga)
Declension
Declension of pirang (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
| Causative | mopirang | |||||
| Deadjectivals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ba'e | i pirangyba'e | |||||
| -sab(a) | pirangaba | |||||
| Singular | Singular & Plural | Plural | ||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person exclusive | 1st person inclusive | 2nd person | |
| Adjectival forms | ||||||
| Active | ||||||
| Indicative | xe pirang | nde pirang | i pirang | oré pirang | îandé pirang | pe pirang |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Permissive | ta xe pirang | ta nde pirang | t'i pirang | t'oré pirang | t'îandé pirang | ta pe pirang |
| Negative indicative | na xe pirangi | na nde pirangi | n'i pirangi | n'oré pirangi | n'îandé pirangi | na pe pirangi |
| Negative imperative | nde pirang umẽ | pe pirang umẽ | ||||
| Negative permissive | ta xe pirang umẽ | ta nde pirang umẽ | t'i pirang umẽ | t'oré pirang umẽ | t'îandé pirang umẽ | ta pe pirang umẽ |
| Gerund | ||||||
| Affirmative | xe pirangamo | nde pirangamo | o pirangamo | oré pirangamo | îandé pirangamo | pe pirangamo |
| Negative | xe pirange'ymamo | nde pirange'ymamo | o pirange'ymamo | oré pirange'ymamo | îandé pirange'ymamo | pe pirange'ymamo |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Affirmative | piranga | |||||
| Negative | pirange'yma | |||||
| Circumstantial | ||||||
| Affirmative | same as gerund1 | |||||
| xe pirangi2 | i pirangi2 | oré pirangi2 | îandé pirangi2 | |||
| Negative | same as gerund1 | |||||
| xe pirange'ymi2 | i pirange'ymi2 | oré pirange'ymi2 | îandé pirange'ymi2 | |||
| 1South Tupi 2North Tupi | ||||||
Derived terms
- mopirang
- obapirang
- obapiranga
- piranga
See also
| Colors in Old Tupi (layout · text) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouns | piranga | îuba, tagûá (LGA) | oby | obyeté | *umbyka | morotinga, tinga | una, pyxuna (LGA) | tingaíba, pytanga / pyxanga |
| Adjectives | pirang | îub, tagûá (LGA) | *umbyk | moroting, ting | un, pyxun (LGA) | tingaíb, pytang / pyxang | ||
References
Further reading
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “piranga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 386, columns 1–2