prangko

Indonesian

Prangko

Etymology

From Dutch franco (“with freightages paid by the sender”), from Italian porto (“port, carriage”) +‎ franco (“free”), from French franc (“free; frank; full”), from Middle French franc, from Old French franc (“free, genuine, sincere”), from Late Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”), a name probably taken from Proto-Germanic *frankô, *frakkōn (“spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *preng-, *pregn- (“pole, stalk”). Influenced by Dutch frankeerzegel (“postage stamp”).

Noun

prangko (first-person possessive prangkoku, second-person possessive prangkomu, third-person possessive prangkonya)

1. postage stamp, a small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.

Alternative forms

• frangko

Synonyms

• perangko
• setem (Standard Malay)

Compounds

• prangko amal
• prangko bekas

 

Further reading

• “prangko” 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.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish franco (“frank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾaŋko/, [ˈpɾaŋ.ko]
• Hyphenation: prang‧ko

Noun

prangko (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. franc (former currency of France and other countries)

Adjective

prangko (feminine prangka, Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. frank; honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; straightforward; not reserved or disguised

Derived terms

• iprangko
• magprangko
• makaprangko
• mapagprangko
• maprangko
• napakaprangko
• pagkakaprangko
• pagkaprangko
• pagpaprangko
• pagprangko
• palaprangko
• pinakaprangko
• pinarangko
• prangkohin
• pumarangko

 

Further reading

• “prangko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018