cerlang
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃərlaŋ/
- Rhymes: -ərlaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ
Adjective
cerlang (Jawi spelling چرلڠ)
- bright, luminous
- Cerlang sangat lampu tu!
- That lamp is too bright!
- Synonym: terang
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- cemerlang [resultative / variety] (-em-)
- kecerlangan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- pencerlangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- secerlang [comparability] (se-)
- mencerlang [agent focus] (meN-)
- tercerlang [agentless action] (teR-)
- mempercerlang [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
Further reading
- “cerlang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.