elang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay elang, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaŋ, *laŋ (“large raptor”), either via Javanese elang, from Old Javanese hĕlaṅ (“bird of prey”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /əˈlaŋ/ [əˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: e‧lang

Noun

êlang (plural elang-elang) (zoology)

1. eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
2. buzzard or any large bird of prey

Alternative forms

• helang — Old Javanese spelling alternative
• lang

Derived terms

• elang bangkai
• elang belalang
• elang bondol
• elang gunung
• elang hitam
• elang ikan
• elang jambul
• elang jawa
• elang laut putih
• elang malam
• elang pramuka
• elang putih
• elang sikap
• elang tiram

Etymology 2

From Sundanese [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦭꦤꦁ (lanang, “male”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈelaŋ/ [ˈe.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -elaŋ
• Syllabification: e‧lang

Noun

élang (plural elang-elang)

1. the title for prince of Sultanate of Cirebon

Alternative forms

• lang

Etymology 3

Unknown, probably from Betawi [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈelaŋ/ [ˈe.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -elaŋ
• Syllabification: e‧lang

Noun

élang (plural elang-elang)

1. bamboo basket

Further reading

• “elang”, 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

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *klaːŋ. Compare with Bahnar klang, Pacoh calang, Khmer ខ្លែង (khlaeng), Mang laːŋ¹, Central Nicobarese (Nancowry) kalâng and Chong kʰlaːˀŋ. Doublet of helang and lang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈlaŋ/ [ʔəˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: e‧lang

Noun

elang (Jawi spelling الڠ, plural elang-elang or elang²)

1. eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)

   Synonyms: helang, lang

Descendants

• > Indonesian: elang (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “الڠ ĕlang (ook lang)”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 17
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “الڠ ĕlang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 31
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “ĕlang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 298

Further reading

• "elang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "elang" at PRPM first version)