narang
narang adjective: little; small.
Adjective
narang
- Little; small.
- [T]he natives took it into their heads that this was an essential of governorship, and they could not contain their astonishment on finding, upon inquiry, that the "cobawn (big) gobernor, had not mout so (screwing theirs into the appropriate shape), like the narang (little) gobernor."1827, Peter Cunningham, Two Years in New South Wales, 1st edition, volume 2, London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, page 28
- The blacks say, however, that there are two deep holes in it a "cabonn" (large and deep) and a "narang" (small).1838, A Month in the Bush of Australia, London: J. Cross, 18, Holborn; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court, page 6
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Narang
Narang (plural Narangs)
- A surname from Punjabi.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Narang
Narang
Forms of narang
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | narrangy |
| alternative form | nerangy |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Narangs |
Origin of narang
Borrowed from Dharug ngarang (“little, younger”). First attested in 1827.
Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਾਰੰਗ (nāraṅg). Compare with Punjabi ਨਾਰੰਗੀ (nāraṅgī, “orange”), Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang, “orange”) and Punjabi ਨੌਰੰਗਾ (nauraṅgā, “Indian pitta”, literally “nine-colored”); the first two are doublets of orange.
Borrowed from Dzongkha ན་རང་ (na rang).
Questions about narang
- What does narang mean?
- Narang means little; small.
- What part of speech is narang?
- Narang can be an adjective or a proper noun.
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