lelang

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay lelong, from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, notice, instruction). Influenced by Javanese lelang (ꦭꦺꦭꦁ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛlaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: lè‧lang

Noun[edit]

lèlang (first-person possessive lelangku, second-person possessive lelangmu, third-person possessive lelangnya)

  1. auction (public sales event)

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Spanish abuela +‎ -ng or Hokkien 老人 (lāu-lâng).[1] Compare ninang, ninong, nana, tata.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlelaŋ/, [ˈlɛ.lɐŋ]
  • Hyphenation: le‧lang

Noun[edit]

lelang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: lola, impo, abwela, (archaic) agwela, (dialectal) inana

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 35