lapang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay لاڤڠ (lapang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapaŋ/
• Rhymes: -paŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: la‧pang

Adjective

lapang

1. wide, spacious, roomy
2. free, unoccupied

Derived terms

• berlapang-lapang
• dilapangi
• dilapangkan
• diperlapang
• diperlapangkan
• lapangan
• melapangi
• melapangkan
• memperlapang
• memperlapangkan

• lapang dada
• lapang hati
• lapang kira-kira
• lapang perut

Further reading

• “lapang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aŋ

Adjective

lapang (Jawi spelling لاڤڠ, comparative lebih lapang, superlative paling lapang)

1. wide, open, free, spacious

Derived terms

• melapangkan

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• lapangan (“field”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kelapangan (“spaciousness, leisure”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lapang (inherited)

Further reading

• "lapang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017