gurang

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Rudaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾaŋ/, [ɡuˈɾaŋ]

• (file)

• Hyphenation: gu‧rang

Adjective

guráng (plural gururang, intensified gurangon, plural intensified gururangon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜍᜅ᜔)

1. old; aged; senior; having lived for relatively many years

   Antonyms: aki, hoben

Derived terms

• kangurangan
• Kangurangnan
• maggurang
• magurang
• panggurang

 

See also

• gusgos
• gusnab

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Bikol Central gurang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Rudaŋ. Compare Bikol Central gurang, Cebuano tigulang. Doublet of gulang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈɾaŋ/, [ɡʊˈɾaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: gu‧rang

Adjective

guráng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇᜅ᜔)

1. old; mature; aged; senior; elderly; geriatric (having lived for relatively many years)
2. of age; full-fledged; adult; mature (of the right age)

Related terms

• gulang

 

Further reading

• “gurang” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “gurang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Rudaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary