pelangi

Brunei Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p(ə)laŋi/
• Hyphenation: pe‧la‧ngi

Noun

pelangi

1. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pelangi,

• from pelang ("striped"), thus doublet of belang.
• Apocope of pelangit, thus can be reconstructed as pe- +‎ langit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəlaŋi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋi, -ŋi, -i
• Hyphenation: pê‧la‧ngi

Noun

pelangi

1. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)

   Synonym: kuwung-kuwung

2. (figuratively) colorful (diverse colors)
3. (figuratively) colorful cloth or shawl
4. (figuratively) colorful fish

Derived terms

• berpelangi
• pemelangian

 

Compounds

• pelangi bulan
• pelangi kabut
• pelangi kecil
• pelangi utama
• ular pelangi (“rainbow snake”)

 

Noun

pelangi

1. (zoology) Rainbow water snake (Enhydris enhydris)

   Synonyms: ular mengiang, ular pelangi

Further reading

• “pelangi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Related to pelang ("striped"), doublet of belang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəlaŋi/
• Rhymes: -aŋi, -ŋi, -i

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

Noun

pelangi (Jawi spelling ڤلاڠي, plural pelangi-pelangi, informal 1st possessive pelangiku, 2nd possessive pelangimu, 3rd possessive pelanginya)

1. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)

Synonyms

• bangun-bangun
• benang raja
• bianglala
• ganu
• kuwung
• lanum
• teja
• ular danu
• ular mengiang

Descendants

• Indonesian: pelangi

Further reading

• “pelangi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.