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abang

[abaŋ]

noun

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. elder brother
  2. term of address for an older young man
  3. A term for an older brother or a polite way to address an older young man.
Examples

Itu abang saya.

That is my elder brother.

Pronunciationabaŋ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed frequently in Jakarta to show respect to males who are older.

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abang in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.