belalang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay belalang, from Classical Malay belalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalaŋ (“grasshopper, locust”). Doublet of walang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈlalaŋ]
• Hyphenation: bê‧la‧lang

Noun

bêlalang (plural belalang-belalang)

1. grasshopper

   Synonym: walang

Derived terms

• belalang pelangi
• belalang sembah

Etymology 2

From beli +‎ -ang.

Verb

belalang

1. (gay slang) to buy

Further reading

• “belalang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

belalang (Jawi spelling بلالڠ, plural belalang-belalang or belalang²)

1. grasshopper

Descendants

• Indonesian: belalang

Further reading

• “belalang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017