barang

barang (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) black magic; sorcery

• bangra

• Hyphenation: ba‧rang
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾaŋ/, [ˈba.ɾ̪ʌŋ]

barang

1. form of black magic that afflicts a person with bugs inside his/her body
2. magical practice, similar to voodoo, that uses a poppet to inflict harm
3. witchcraft; black magic; sorcery

barang

1. to practice barang or any form of witchcraft
2. to inflict harm using barang

From Malay barang, from Classical Malay barang, from Old Malay varaṃ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”). The meaning 'things, goods, possessions' was a late innovation in western Indonesia.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaraŋ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧rang
• Rhymes: -raŋ, -aŋ

barang (plural barang-barang, first-person possessive barangku, second-person possessive barangmu, third-person possessive barangnya)

1. thing:
   1. item; that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
   2. unmentionable thing, e.g. penis, etc.
2. good, commodity
3. baggage

   Synonyms: bagasi, muatan

   pengambilan barang ― baggage claim

barang

1. approximately

   Synonyms: sedikit banyak, sekadar, kira-kira

2. (dated) hopefully

   Synonym: mudah-mudahan

3. marker of indefiniteness

• “barang” 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.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”). Meaning of "thing", "goods" or "item" was a late innovation in western Indonesia.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (varaṃ).

• IPA^(key): /baraŋ/
• Rhymes: -araŋ, -raŋ, -aŋ

barang (Jawi spelling بارڠ)

1. marker used to denote indefiniteness

   Barang siapa

   Whoever

   Barang apa

   Whatever

barang (Jawi spelling بارڠ, plural barang-barang, informal 1st possessive barangku, 2nd possessive barangmu, 3rd possessive barangnya)

1. thing, item
2. goods, commodity

• barangan

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋ (“marker of indefiniteness”).

barang

1. sort, class, type

• barabarang
• pitibarang
• pimbarang
• sabarang

barang

1. curse

barang

1. Romanization of ᮘᮛᮀ

barang

1. witchcraft