halang
See also: Halang
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- hang
Etymology
Compare Bikol Central harang.
Adjective
halang
- hot; pungent; spicy
- (slang) expensive
Hiligaynon
Verb
hálang
- (of taste) to be pungent, biting
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay halang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Doublet of alang. Compare Tagalog harang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhalaŋ]
- Hyphenation: ha‧lang
Verb
halang
- to hinder, to impede.
- Synonyms: lintang, rintang
Affixed terms
- berhalangan
- halangan
- menghalang
- menghalang-halangi
- menghalangi
- penghalang
- terhalang
- terhalangi
Related terms
- alang
- palang
Further reading
- “halang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Compare Tagalog harang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /halaŋ/
- Rhymes: -alaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ
Verb
halang (Jawi spelling هالڠ)
- to hinder, to impede, to block.
- Dinding banjir tidak berjaya menghalang air yang semakin meningkat parasnya.
- The flood wall didn't succeed in blocking the rising water.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penghalangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- penghalang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- halangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- menghalang [agent focus] (meN-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: halang
Further reading
- “halang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Compare Malay halang.
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: ha‧lang
- IPA(key): /ˈhalaŋ/, [ˈha.lɐŋ]
Noun
halang
- obstacle; barrier (object)
- Synonyms: hadlang, harang, balakid, sagabal, sagwil
- clog
- Synonym: bara
- temporary screen; temporary partition
- Synonym: tabing
- object placed to separate two things
- Synonym: pagitan
- encircling gill net or drag seine fishing gear
- (architecture) crosspiece
- Synonym: krusada
- (dialectal, Batangas) substitute; alternate
- Synonyms: kahalili, kapalit
- (dialectal, Batangas) substitution
- Synonyms: halili, paghalili
- (dialectal) spiciness
- Synonyms: anghang, hanghang
Derived terms
- halangan
- ihalang
- kahalang
- maghalang
- nakahalang
- pahalang
See also
- lambat
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: ha‧lang
- IPA(key): /haˈlaŋ/, [hɐˈlaŋ]
Adjective
haláng
- passing; transverse; traverse; extending across
- Synonyms: pahalang, nakahalang
- merciless; savage; heartless
Noun
haláng
- (art, obsolete) woven fabric of different colors
Derived terms
- halang ang bituka
- halang ang kaluluwa