Abangan
Meanings
noun
- A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
adj
- Of, relating to, or derived from the Abangan, their language, or culture.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Possibly from Javanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ (abangan, “red colouring”), from ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”).
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