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kalang.

underlayer

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. underlayer

  2. support

  3. bracket, prop, stay

  4. buttress

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kalang.

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. round or square game boundary lines

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lines of the hand

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?].

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. elongated mounds of soil as a growing medium for vegetables

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. wood or iron installed at an angle to support and strengthen the mast on a boat or ship

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Buginese [Term?].

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. blackish brown horse

Where this word comes from

Unknown

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. flatter and yellowish catfish

Where this word comes from

Unknown

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. large fish trap with a diameter of more than one meter, elongated cylindrical in shape, made of woven bamboo or rattan, used as a trap for large fish

  2. a large, round basket made of woven rattan to hold fish, snails and other sea catches

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?] and Malay [Term?] (Riau Islands).

noun/ˈkalaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.laŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. nomad, wanderer

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese kalang (“royal woodworker group”), from Old Javanese kalaṅ (“a group of people with a special occupation”).

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