pirang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• perang

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pérang (“brown”), possibly from Persian افرنگ (“Frank, any white European”), from Old French franc. Doublet of Prancis (“French”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiraŋ]
• Hyphenation: pi‧rang

Adjective

pirang

1. blond, of a pale yellowish (golden brown) color.

   pirang:  

Synonyms

• merah kecoklatan
• merah kekuningan

Further reading

• “pirang” 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.

Old Tupi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *piraŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈɾãŋ]
• Rhymes: -ãŋ
• Hyphenation: pi‧rang

Adjective

pirang (noun form piranga)

1. red

Declension

    Declension of pirang (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	mopirang
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i pirangyba'e
-sab(a)	pirangaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe pirang	nde pirang	i pirang	oré pirang	îandé pirang	pe pirang
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe pirang	ta nde pirang	t'i pirang	t'oré pirang	t'îandé pirang	ta pe pirang
Negative indicative	na xe pirangi	na nde pirangi	n'i pirangi	n'oré pirangi	n'îandé pirangi	na pe pirangi
Negative imperative		nde pirang umẽ				pe pirang umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe pirang umẽ	ta nde pirang umẽ	t'i pirang umẽ	t'oré pirang umẽ	t'îandé pirang umẽ	ta pe pirang umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe pirangamo	nde pirangamo	o pirangamo	oré pirangamo	îandé pirangamo	pe pirangamo
Negative	xe pirange'ymamo	nde pirange'ymamo	o pirange'ymamo	oré pirange'ymamo	îandé pirange'ymamo	pe pirange'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	piranga
Negative	pirange'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe pirangi2		i pirangi2	oré pirangi2	îandé pirangi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe pirange'ymi2		i pirange'ymi2	oré pirange'ymi2	îandé pirange'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Derived terms

• mopirang
• obapirang
• obapiranga
• piranga

 

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga	îuba	oby	obyeté	*umbyka	morotinga, tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga／pyxanga
Adjectives	pirang	îub			*umbyk	moroting, ting	un	tingaíb, pytang／pyxang

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “piranga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 386, columns 1–2