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elang.

eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈlaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[əˈlaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)

  2. buzzard or any large bird of prey

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay elang, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaŋ, *laŋ (“large raptor”), either via Javanese elang, from Old Javanese hĕlaṅ (“bird of prey”).

noun/ˈelaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈe.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the title for prince of Sultanate of Cirebon

Where this word comes from

From Sundanese [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦭꦤꦁ (lanang, “male”).

noun/ˈelaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈe.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bamboo basket

Where this word comes from

Unknown, probably from Betawi [Term?].

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