Where does “abangan” come from?
abangan (Betawi) comes from Betawi abang, from Malay abang, from Javanese abang, from English Aban, from Hungarian aba, from Ottoman Turkish عبا, from Arabic عَبَاءَة — woollen tunic; cloak.
abangan (Betawi): rain gutter
Definitions
- rain gutter
Ancestry of “abangan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betawi | abang | elder brother |
| 2 | Malay | abang | brother; elder brother; red |
| 3 | Javanese | abang | red |
| 4 | English | Aban | The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar |
| 5 | Hungarian | aba | a thick, coarse, full cloth, typically woven from the wool of sheep or goats, usually undyed and of lower quality |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | عبا | cloak; aba |
| 7 | Arabic | عَبَاءَة | woollen tunic; cloak |