alang.
crossbeam, bar going across
Meaning & usage
crossbeam, bar going across
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.
long neck bottle
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?].
gift
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Minangkabau alang.
granary
an attic in a stilt house used for storing goods or harvested crops
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Sasak [Term?] and Sumbawa [Term?]. Cognate of Karao alang.
to hover by spreading wings while observing prey (eagle)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?].
middle
middle, moderate
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.
unstitched woven fabric
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Sumbawa [Term?].
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