Etymology

Tangerang

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Today it means: A city in Banten, Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian Tangerang ← Betawi Tanggerang ← Malay (Mardijker) Tanggerang
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The story

  1. Sundanese · derived fromtanggeran“landmark”
  2. Malay · derived from(Mardijker) Tanggerang
  3. Betawi · derived fromTanggerang
  4. Indonesian · derived fromTangerang
  5. English todayTangerang

From Indonesian Tangerang, from Betawi Tanggerang, Tangerang, probably from Malay (Mardijker) Tanggerang, from Sundanese tanggeran (“landmark”).

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