layang

layang

1. to fly

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.jaŋ/
• Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: la‧yang

Inherited from Malay layang (“to fly”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaŋ (“to fly, soar through the air”).

layang

1. (rare) to fly

   Synonym: terbang

2. to glide
3. to hover
4. to float

layang (first-person possessive layangku, second-person possessive layangmu, third-person possessive layangnya)

1. clipping of pelayangan (“ship; crossing point”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

layang

1. to cut

   Synonyms: iris, sayat

• “layang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• Carakan: ꦭꦪꦁ
• Roman: lajang (dated)

layang (ngoko layang, krama serat)

1. letter

   Synonyms: nawala, surat

2. book

   Synonyms: buku, pustaka

   Hyponym: kitab

• “[ layang]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

• IPA^(key): /lajaŋ/
• Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ

layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ‎)

1. to fly, to move through the air
2. to drift

• berlayangan
• layang-layang
• lelayang
• melayang
• melayangkan
• terlayang

• “layang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.