terang

• IPA^(key): [təˈrəaŋ]
• Hyphenation: te‧rang

terang

1. bright

• beterang
• nerang
• penerang

From Malay terang, probably from Old Javanese traṅ, ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn; be brightened, be lightened”), Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”)).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /təˈraŋ/ [t̪əˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: te‧rang

têrang (comparative lebih terang, superlative paling terang)

1. bright, clear

   Synonyms: bersinar, cerah

2. clear
   1. easily or distinctly heard; audible
   2. without clouds
   3. free of guilt, or suspicion
3. evident, obvious

   Synonym: terbukti

• “terang” 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.

terang

1. romanization of ꦠꦼꦫꦁ

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn; be brightened, be lightened”), Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”))

• IPA^(key): /təˈraŋ/ [t̪əˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: te‧rang

terang (Jawi spelling ترڠ)

1. bright

• keterangan
• penerang
• penerangan

terang (infinitive menerangi)

1. brighten

   Ilmu menerangi kehidupan kita.

   Knowledge brightens our life.

terang (infinitive menerangkan)

1. explain

   Biar saya terangkan pada kamu.

   Let me explain it to you.

• > Indonesian: terang (inherited)
• → Iban: terang
• → West Makian: terang

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

From Malay terang.

• IPA^(key): /t̪əˈraŋ/

terang

1. (stative) to be clear

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as těráng)