I was guiding a Hungarian at an airport check in counter, when he suddenly popped out ,

” What is B-A-R-A-N-G ? ”

while pointing his finger to a signboard bearing instructions on luggage weight limit and stuff.

I said to him, BARANG generally means ” stuff ” or ” thing ” or ” item ” in Malay, and the word on the signboard specifically refers to the passengers’ luggage.

He said that in his native language, Hungarian ( Magyar ), BARANG means ” to speak nonsense ” or ” to speak jokingly ” !

We both laughed.