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lang.

apheretic form of êlang (“eagle”)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. apheretic form of êlang (“eagle”)

  2. apheretic form of selang

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Malay elang, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?] either via Javanese elang from Old Javanese hĕlaṅ (“bird of prey”).

noun/ˈlaŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈlaŋ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tiered table

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Betawi [Term?], probably from Dutch lang (“tall”), from Middle Dutch lanc, from Old Dutch *lang, from Proto-Germanic *langaz.

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