lurang

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *luran (“to load; carry as freight”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lujan (“cargo; load a canoe”). Cognate to Tagalog lulan (“cargo, load”), Buginese lureng, Mandar rurang.

• IPA^(key): /ˈluraŋ/, [ˈlurãŋ]
• Hyphenation: lu‧rang

lurang (Lontara spelling ᨒᨘᨑ)

1. load, cargo, freight
2. passenger

• A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎^[1], Brill, →DOI

• lubang orang

Blend of lubang (“hole”) +‎ orang (“man; person”). Calque of English manhole.

• IPA^(key): /ˈluraŋ/ [ˈlu.raŋ]
• Rhymes: -uraŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: lu‧rang

lurang (Jawi spelling لورڠ, plural lurang-lurang)

1. manhole

   Synonym: lubang got (Indonesia)

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