OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

yang[ˈjaŋ]

•  n. anchor.jangkar.

Yang ba tura.The anchor was heavy., Jangkar berat.

Etymology: Likely from Malay |fn{jangkar} < Dutch |fn{anker} 'anchor'.