akang

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Ambonese Malay[edit]

Particle[edit]

akang

  1. future tense marker

Preposition[edit]

akang

  1. for

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sundanese akang (ᮃᮊᮀ, elder brother).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

akang (first-person possessive akangku, second-person possessive akangmu, third-person possessive akangnya)

  1. (literally or figuratively, chiefly Banten and West Java) elder brother

Synonyms[edit]

Thesaurus:abang

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of kakak.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

akang (Jawi spelling اکڠ, plural akang-akang, informal 1st possessive akangku, 2nd possessive akangmu, 3rd possessive akangnya)

  1. older sister
  2. (rare) older brother
  3. (rare) older sibling

Synonyms[edit]

Sundanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

akang

  1. Romanization of ᮃᮊᮀ