barang-barang
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Malaysia/ˈbaɹaŋ ˌbaɹaŋ/
barang-barang noun: one's personal belongings; or more broadly, miscellaneous articles or things, paraphernalia.
Noun
barang-barang (uncountable)
- One's personal belongings; or more broadly, miscellaneous articles or things, paraphernalia.
- Please remove all your barang-barang from the empty space next to you.1987, Sylvia Toh Paik Choo, On the Buses, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Landmark Books, →ISBN, page 70
- Let me also address concerns about space. Taxis and PHCs [private-hire cars] have to carry whatever barang barang commuters bring. How can they squeeze two child car seats into storage?2021 May 11, Louis Ng Kok Kwang, “Providing Child Car Seats in Taxis and Private Hire Cars”, in Parliamentary Debates: Official Report (Parliament of Singapore), volume 95
- Synonyms:
- barang
Synonyms of barang-barang
Forms of barang-barang
| alternative form | barang barang |
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Origin of barang-barang
Borrowed from Malay barang-barang (“stuff”).
Questions about barang-barang
- What does barang-barang mean?
- Barang-barang means one's personal belongings; or more broadly, miscellaneous articles or things, paraphernalia.
- What part of speech is barang-barang?
- Barang-barang is a noun.
- How do you pronounce barang-barang?
- Barang-barang is pronounced /ˈbaɹaŋ ˌbaɹaŋ/ (Malaysia).
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