# pisang
## English
### Etymology

From Malay pisang.

### Noun

pisang (plural pisangs)
* (archaic) A banana or plantain.
** 1906, Perak, Government Gazette: Supplements, page 3:The orange crop was good; custard-apples, pisangs and pomeloes fair, the latter were poor in quality.

#### Derived terms

* pisang wax

#### References

* Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “pisang”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 714.

## Acehnese
### Etymology

Compare Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

### Noun

pisang
* banana (fruit)

## Banjarese
### Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Indonesian pisang, Malay pisang.

### Noun

pisang
* banana (fruit)

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

Cognate to Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Malay pisang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pi.saŋ/

### Noun

pisang
* banana (fruit)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pisang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈsɑŋ/, /ˈpi.sɑŋ/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pi‧sang
* Rhymes: -ɑŋ

### Noun

pisang m (plural pisangs, diminutive pisangetje n)
* (dated, Netherlands, Indonesia, Suriname) banana
* weirdo (strange, odd or eccentric person)
* someone who is unlucky

#### Synonyms

* (fruit): banaan
* (unlucky person): pineut

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: piesang

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pi.saŋ/

### Noun

pisang
* banana

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay pisang. Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpisaŋ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pi‧sang

### Noun

pisang (plural pisang-pisang)
* banana:
** the tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant of the genus Musa
** an elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin
    Synonym: punti

#### Derived terms

* perpisangan
* pisang-pisang
* pisang air
* pisang ambon
* pisang barangan
* pisang cokelat
* pisang epek
* pisang goreng
* pisang ijo
* pisang kapik
* pisang kepok
* pisang manila
* pisang raja
* pisang raja serai
* pisang tongka langit
* pisang uli

### Further reading

* “pisang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Alternative forms

* Carakan: ꦥꦶꦱꦁ

### Noun

pisang (ngoko gedhang, krama pisang)
* Krama of gedhang.

### References

* The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “pisang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

## Makasar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpisaŋ]

### Verb

pisang (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨔ, semi-transitive ammisang)
* (transitive) to carry sth. on the shoulder

## Malay
### Etymology

Compare Acehnese pisang, Banjarese pisang, Indonesian pisang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pisaŋ/
* Rhymes: -isaŋ, -saŋ, -aŋ
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

pisang (Jawi spelling ڤيسڠ, plural pisang-pisang, informal 1st possessive pisangku, 2nd possessive pisangmu, 3rd possessive pisangnya)
* banana (fruit)
    Pisang ialah buah kegemaran saya.Banana is my favourite fruit.

#### Hyponyms

* punti

#### Derived terms

* pokok pisang

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: pisang
** Afrikaans: piesang
* Indonesian: pisang
* → Swedish: pisang

### Further reading

* “pisang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Malay pisang.

### Noun

pisang c
* plantain

#### See also

* kokbanan c
* mjölbanan c

### Anagrams

* pigans, spinga

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpisaŋ/ [ˈpiː.sɐŋ]
* Rhymes: -isaŋ
* Syllabification: pi‧sang

### Noun

pisang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜅ᜔)
* (eastern Marinduque) piece; fragment; portion
    Synonyms: piraso, bahagi, parte, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) pilanggot, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) piranggot, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) pilandot

### Anagrams

* singap

## Tausug
### Etymology

Cognate of Malay pisang.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /pisaŋ/ [pɪˈsaŋ]
* Rhymes: -aŋ
* Syllabification: pi‧sang

### Noun

pisang (Sulat Sūg spelling فِسَڠْ)
* pineapple (plant and fruit)