Abangan

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbæŋ.ɡən/
• Rhymes: -æŋɡən

Noun

Abangan (plural Abangan)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.

Adjective

Abangan (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from the Abangan, their language, or culture.

Further reading

• “abangan, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
•   Abangan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia