pelangi
Brunei Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p(ə)laŋi/
- Hyphenation: pe‧la‧ngi
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəlaŋi/
- Rhymes: -aŋi, -ŋi, -i
- Hyphenation: pê‧la‧ngi
Noun
pelangi
- rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
- Synonym: kuwung-kuwung
- (figuratively) colorful (diverse colors)
- (figuratively) colorful cloth or shawl
- (figuratively) colorful fish
Derived terms
- berpelangi
- pemelangian
Compounds
- pelangi bulan
- pelangi kabut
- pelangi kecil
- pelangi utama
- ular pelangi (“rainbow snake”)
Noun
pelangi
- (zoology) Rainbow water snake (Enhydris enhydris)
- Synonyms: ular mengiang, ular pelangi
Further reading
- “pelangi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəlaŋi/
- Rhymes: -aŋi, -ŋi, -i
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
pelangi (Jawi spelling ڤلاڠي, plural pelangi-pelangi, informal 1st possessive pelangiku, 2nd possessive pelangimu, 3rd possessive pelanginya)
- rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
Descendants
- Indonesian: pelangi
References
- cf. "belang", "pelang" & "pelangi" in Wilkinson, Richard James (1901). A Malay-English Dictionary. London: Kelly & Walsh Limited. pp. 110, 466-467
Further reading
- “pelangi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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