Tanggerang

Betawi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Sundanese tanggeran (“landmark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taŋɡəraŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: Tang‧ge‧rang

Proper noun

Tanggerang

  1. Tangerang (a city in Banten, Indonesia)
    Synonyms: Bèntèng, Tanggerang Kota
    • 1969, Suhaeri Mufti, “Nonton Petjun [Watching the Dragon Boat Festival]”, in Muara Karang [Muara Karang], performed by Lilis Suryani, track B3:
      Waktu Pècun, Tanggerang ramé sekali
      During the Dragon Boat Festival, Tangerang is full of crowds
  2. the Greater Tangerang area, including the administratively separate Tangerang Regency and South Tangerang municipalities
  3. Cisadane (a river in northwestern Java, flowing from Mount Pangrango to the Java Sea), especially the lower section near Tangerang
    Synonyms: Cisadané, Sadané
    • 1972, Imam Kartolo, “Tjengkareng [Cengkareng]”, in Es Tape [Iced Tapai]‎[1], performed by Benyamin Sueb, Jakarta: Indah, track B1:
      Kali Tanggerang jembar, è lebi jembar lagi ati sayè.
      The vastness of Tangerang River cannot even dwarf my gratitude.
      (literally, “Vast be the Tangerang River, even more vast my heart be.”)
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