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malang
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See also: Malang
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay مالڠ (malang), from Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmalaŋ/ [ˈma.laŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: ma‧lang
Adjective
malang (comparative lebih malang, superlative paling malang)
Derived terms
- dipalangi
- kemalangan
- memalangi
- termalang
- malang kerik
- malang melintang
- malang mujur
Further reading
- “malang”, 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
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Javanese
Romanization
malang
- romanization of ꦩꦭꦁ
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
malang (Jawi spelling مالڠ, plural malang-malang or malang2)
Adjective
malang (comparative lebih malang, superlative paling malang)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- kemalangan (“accident”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- semalang [comparability] (se-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: malang
References
- “malang”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
- "malang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Malay malang, brought by Chinese migration from/through Southeast Asia, or from Urdu ملنگ (malaṅg), which could refer to a mendicant living in unclean conditions.
Pronunciation
Noun
malang
Adjective
malang
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