Abangan

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US, UK/əˈbæŋ.ɡən/

noun

A Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.

OriginJavanese ꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀ →
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Meanings

nounAbangan (plural Abangan)
  1. in pluralA Muslim Javanese person who practices a much more syncretic version of Islam than the more orthodox santri.
adjectiveAbangan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or derived from the Abangan, their language, or culture.

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦲꦧꦔꦤ꧀“red colouring”
  2. EnglishAbangan

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

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APA

Abangan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abangan

MLA

“Abangan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abangan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abangan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abangan.

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