layang-layang
Indonesian
Etymology
Reduplication of layang (“to fly”), from Malay layang-layang.
Noun
layang-layang (first-person possessive layang-layangku, second-person possessive layang-layangmu, third-person possessive layang-layangnya)
- kite: A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
- Synonym: layangan
- (zoology) swallow (Hirundininae)
- Synonyms: sualo, martin, sayap-gergaji (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “layang-layang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kristang
Etymology
From Malay layang-layang[1]
Noun
layang-layang (plurale tantum)
- kite (lightweight toy carried on the wind)[2]
References
- 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University.
- Prištic, p. 58
- Prištic, p. 58
Malay
Etymology
Reduplication of layang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lajaŋ.lajaŋ/
Noun
layang-layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ٢, informal 1st possessive layang-layangku, 2nd possessive layang-layangmu, 3rd possessive layang-layangnya)
- kite
Descendants
- Indonesian: layang-layang
- → Kristang: layang-layang
Further reading
- “layang-layang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- layanglayang
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧yang‧la‧yang
- IPA(key): /lajaŋˈlajaŋ/, [lɐ.jɐŋˈla.jɐŋ]
Noun
layang-layang
- swiftlet, a small bird that builds its nest on high rocks (genus Collocalia)
- Synonym: balinsasayaw
- Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
- Pacific swallow, especially the Philippine subspecies (Hirundo tahitica)
- Synonym: layang-layangan
See also
- golondrina
- layangan
References
- Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish & Tagalog), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- “layang-layang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018