serang

See also: Serang

English

Etymology

From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).

Noun

serang (plural serangs)

1. (India, now historical) A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
   • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 14:

     The discovery that the substance in his mouth was of vegetable origin came as no great reassurance to Zachary: once, when the serang spat a stream of blood-red juice over the rail, he noticed the water below coming alive with the thrashing of shark's fins.

   • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 161:

     The serang or his deputy could serve as a rebel leader or as a point of protest; there were even times when isolated Europeans joined the rebel cause.

Anagrams

• Garnes, rengas, arengs, Ganser, ranges, Agners, Angers, snarge, resang, granes, Sanger, sanger, angers

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈraŋ/ [səˈraŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: se‧rang

Etymology 1

From Malay serang.

Verb

sêrang

1. to attack
2. (uncommon) to fight

   Synonym: kelahi

Etymology 2

From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).

Noun

sêrang (first-person possessive serangku, second-person possessive serangmu, third-person possessive serangnya)

1. boatswain
   1. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
   2. The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.

   Synonyms: bosun, kepala kelasi, kepala kerja, mandor kapal

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧rang

Adjective

serang

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