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balang.

large glass bottles with small mouth

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. large glass bottles with small mouth

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay balang.

noun/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. scars from boils or sharp objects

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tajio [Term?].

noun/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. two-masted sailboat

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Unknown

noun/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dried coconut leaves

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Saluan [Term?].

noun/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a slash that is positioned behind the Batak script

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dairi Batak [Term?].

adj/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. strange and disliked by many people

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Kotawaringin Malay).

noun/ˈbalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. fishing rod with a large hook, used to catch large fish

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Riau Malay).

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