kalang

English

Noun

kalang (plural kalangs)

1. Alternative form of kalong

Amis

Noun

kalang

1. crab

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Indonesian

Noun

kalang (first-person possessive kalangku, second-person possessive kalangmu, third-person possessive kalangnya)

1. buttress

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈlaŋ/, [ka.ˈlaŋ]

Noun

kalang

1. crab

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish calar (“to pierce with a sharp instrument”).

Noun

kalang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜅ᜔)

1. wedge

Tausug

Noun

kalang

1. dead coral grit

Derived terms

• makalang

Verb

kalang

1. to sing

Derived terms

• kalangan (“song”)
• mangangalang (“singer”)