palang
English
Noun
palang (plural palangs)
- Synonym of ampallang (“type of genital piercing”)
Anagrams
- Nagpal
Amis
Noun
palang
- crow
Indonesian
Etymology
Reconstructed as peng- + alang, halang (“to obstruct”), from Malay palang, from Old Javanese palaṅ (“crossbeam”), pa- + alaṅ, halaṅ (“obstruct”) (compare Javanese ꦥꦭꦁ (palang, “obstacle, thwart”)). Doublet of pengalang and penghalang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpalaŋ/
- Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
- Hyphenation: pa‧lang
Noun
palang (plural palang-palang, first-person possessive palangku, second-person possessive palangmu, third-person possessive palangnya)
- crossbeam, bar
- bolt, pawl.
- cross.
Derived terms
- berpalang
- memalang
- memalangi
- memalangkan
- mempalang
- palang angin
- palang atas gawang
- palang awan
- palang bertingkat
- Palang Hitam
- palang horizontal
- palang jalan
- palang jalan kereta api
- Palang Merah
- palang pintu
- palang sejajar
- palang tunggal
Further reading
- “palang” 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): /pä.läŋ/
Noun
palang (Jawi spelling ڤالڠ, plural palang-palang, informal 1st possessive palangku, 2nd possessive palangmu, 3rd possessive palangnya)
- pole.
- a cross shape.
Descendants
- Indonesian: palang
Further reading
“palang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Malay parang.
Noun
paláng
- a type of bolo; large knife; butcher's knife
Etymology 2
From Univerbation of pa + lang.
Adverb
palang
- just yet; only; still; only still