Javanese

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Alternative forms

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦩꦩ꧀ꦧꦁ
Pegon
Roman mambang (standard), membang (nonstandard)

Etymology

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From Old Javanese mambaṅ (a group of people (of foreign provenance?)).

Noun

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mambang

  1. unknown creature; foreign
  2. divine being; fairy
  3. (colloquial) floating

Malay

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ (reddish).

Noun

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mambang (Jawi spelling ممبڠ, plural mambang-mambang)

  1. ghost; spirit
    Synonym: hantu
  2. personification of the sunset-glow
    Synonym: mambang kuning

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bambaŋən (a fish, the snapper).

Noun

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mambang (Jawi spelling ممبڠ)

  1. Lutjanus sanguineus, a kind of fish
    Synonyms: bambang, bambangan

Further reading

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Sundanese

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Noun

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mambang

  1. kind of divine being, fairy

References

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  1. Sundanese-english dictionary by R.R Hardjadibrata