subang

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubaŋ/ [ˈs̪u.bɐŋ]
• Hyphenation: su‧bang

Verb

subang (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

1. (astronomy, of celestial bodies) to rise above the horizon

   Synonym: silang

   Antonym: salop

   1. (astronomy, of the moon) to be in the first quarter
2. (figurative) to appear; become known as distinguished

   ilado na siya pagkasubang niya sa pamalak

   he was well-known after he had distinguished himself in poetry

Derived terms

• bag-ong subang
• subangan
• subangsubang

Noun

phases of the moon

Previous:	patay ang bulan lunod ang bulan
Next:	udtong bulan

subang (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

1. short form of subang ang bulan (“first quarter”)

   Synonym: subangsubang

   primerong/unang subang ― first day of the first quarter

   ikaduhang/ikatulong (and so on) subang ― second, third (and so on) day of the first quarter

See also

• buhi ang bulan
• bulhot sa punuan

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubaŋ/ [ˈsu.baŋ]
• Hyphenation: su‧bang

Noun

súbang (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

1. school of fish
2. a swim upstream
3. ray of light (emitted from the sun or moon)

   Synonym: sirang

Derived terms

• magsubang
• pagsubang
• subangan

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

subang

1. earring

   Synonym: salagsag

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsubaŋ/ [ˈsu.baŋ]
• Rhymes: -ubaŋ
• Syllabification: su‧bang
• Homophone: Subang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay subang.

Noun

subang (plural subang-subang)

1. earring

   Synonyms: anting, anting-anting, kerabu, pelik

2. corm, bulbotuber (a short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought)

Derived terms

• bersubang
• disubang
• menyubang

• subang naga

Etymology 2

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

subang (plural subang-subang)

1. marriage that occurs within the same clan

Further reading

• “subang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsubaŋ/ [ˈsu.baŋ]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

subang (Jawi spelling سوبڠ, plural subang-subang or subang²)

1. earring

   Synonym: anting-anting

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menyubang [agent focus] (meN-)
• disubang [patient focus] (di-)
• bersubang [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: subang

Further reading

• "subang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017