linang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay linang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlinaŋ/ [ˈli.naŋ]
• Rhymes: -inaŋ
• Syllabification: li‧nang

Verb

linang

1. melt

Further reading

• “linang”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈnaŋ/ [lɪˈn̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: li‧nang

Noun

lináng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

1. cultivation for planting (of land)

   Synonyms: saka, pagsasaka

2. field under cultivation

   Synonyms: saka, sakahan, taniman, bukid, bukiran

3. (figurative) enrichment; development (of language, culture, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagpapaunlad, pagpapayaman

4. (Quezon) village; barrio (remote area; far from the city)

   Synonyms: amot, liblib, nayon

5. (Quezon) farming side of a town, municipality or city
6. (Marinduque) paddy field

Derived terms

• ipaglinang
• kalinangan
• linangan
• linangin
• luminang
• maglinang
• malinang
• paglilinang
• tagalinang

Adjective

lináng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

1. tilled; cultivated (of a field)
2. well-developed (of a language)

   Synonyms: maunland, mayaman