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langgar.

An Ismaili shrine and burial site, often decorated with rocks.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An Ismaili shrine and burial site, often decorated with rocks.

  2. A small mosque or prayer hall.

    Indonesia · Malaysia · uncommon
  3. Alternative form of langar (“communal kitchen inside a gurdwara run by its worshippers”)

    Malaysia · Sikhism · Singapore · alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Malay langgar, from Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “the house or monastery of the Calendars or Muhammadan monks”, literally “anchor”), from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”). Sense of kitchen from Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”) from the same Persian root above influenced by said Malay loan.

verb/ˈlɑŋɡɑ/Malaysia, Singapore
  1. To hit or collide (with something).

    Manglish · Singlish · invariable
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Malay langgar (“to collide”).

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