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alang.

crossbeam, bar going across

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. crossbeam, bar going across

  2. room divider

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay alang, from Classical Malay الڠ (alang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Doublet of halang.

noun/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. long neck bottle

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].

noun/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. gift

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau alang.

noun/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. granary

  2. an attic in a stilt house used for storing goods or harvested crops

    Sumbawa · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sasak [Term?] and Sumbawa [Term?]. Cognate of Karao alang.

verb/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to hover by spreading wings while observing prey (eagle)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?].

adj/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. middle

  2. middle, moderate

  3. half-baked, incomplete

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay alang, from Classical Malay الڠ (alang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Doublet of halang.

noun/ˈalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. unstitched woven fabric

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].

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