semang

See also: sèmáng and Semang

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀman.

Noun

semang

  1. outrigger float

References
  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semang, from Proto-Aslian *səmaaʔ (“human”), from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seˈmaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: sê‧mang
  • Rhymes: -maŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ

Noun

semang (plural semang-semang, first-person possessive semangku, second-person possessive semangmu, third-person possessive semangnya)

  1. patron-client relationship

Further reading
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