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jalang.

bitch

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. bitch a promiscuous woman, slut, whore

    offensive · vulgar

  2. bitch a despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman

    offensive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay jalang. .

verb/ˈd͡ʒalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to go

    dialectal

  2. to visit

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau jalang, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Doublet of jalan.

adj/ˈd͡ʒalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. promiscuous, immoral and untamed; harlot

    offensive

  2. feral, wild

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay jalang. .

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