jalang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay jalang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒalaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lang

Adjective

jalang

  1. wild
    Synonym: liar
  2. bitchy
    Synonym: nakal

Affixed terms

  • kejalangan
  • menjalang

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒalaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lang

Verb

jalang

  1. to go somewhere.

Affixed terms

  • menjalang

Further reading

Malay

Adjective

jalang (Jawi spelling جالڠ)

  1. feral

Noun

jalang (Jawi spelling جالڠ, plural jalang-jalang, informal 1st possessive jalangku, 2nd possessive jalangmu, 3rd possessive jalangnya)

  1. an adulteress
  2. prostitute
  3. (vulgar) bitch

Further reading

Manado Malay

Etymology 1

From Malay jalan.

Verb

jalang

  1. to walk
  2. to go
    Synonym: pigi

Etymology 2

From Malay jalan

Noun

jalang

  1. road; street
    Synonym: lorong
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