Abangan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
adj
  1. Of, relating to, or derived from the Abangan, their language, or culture.

Pronunciation

/əˈbæŋ.ɡən/

Word forms

Abangan

Etymology

Possibly from Javanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ (abangan, “red colouring”), from ꦲꦧꦁ (abang, “red”).

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