jalan

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

jalan

1. path (a course taken)

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Finnish

Etymology

Inflected form of jalka (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑlɑn/, [ˈjɑlɑn]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑn
• Syllabification: ja‧lan

Adverb

jalan

1. on foot, by foot, afoot

Synonyms

• (on/by foot, afoot): jalkaisin, kävellen

Noun

jalan

1. Genitive singular form of jalka.
2. Instructive singular form of jalka.

Anagrams

• nalja, njala

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jalan, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒa.lan/

Noun

jalan (plural, first-person possessive jalanku, second-person possessive jalanmu, third-person possessive jalannya)

1. path; road; street; track; way

Verb

jalan (intransitive)

1. to go on, to go forward
2. to walk
3. to pass
   • The verb jalan is an informal variant of berjalan.

Derived terms

• berjalan (“to walk”)
• berjalan-jalan (“to take a walk”)
• jalanan (“street”)
• jalan buntu
• jalan-jalan (“to go for a stroll”)
• jalan kaki
• kesejalanan
• menjalani (“to walk on; to undergo, to endure; to go through a period of your life”)
• menjalankan (“to drive, to operate; to start, to put into operation; to carry out, to perform”)
• pejalan
• perjalanan
• sejalan (“parallel, to be in accordance with”)
• selamat jalan (“bon voyage”)

 

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Malay

jalan

Etymology

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD. From Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒalan/
• Rhymes: -alan, -lan, -an

Noun

jalan (Jawi spelling جالن‎, plural jalan-jalan, informal 1st possessive jalanku, impolite 2nd possessive jalanmu, 3rd possessive jalannya)

1. path; road; street; track; way

Verb

jalan (intransitive, used in the form berjalan)

1. to go on, to go forward
2. to walk
3. to pass

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjalan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• jalanan (“street”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• jalan-jalan (“to go for a stroll”) [reduplication] (redup)
• berjalan-jalan (“to talk a walk”) [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• sejalan (“parallel, to be in accordance with”) [comparability] (se-)
• perjalan [causative passive] (peR-)
• perjalanan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• jalankan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• jalani [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• menjalankan (“to drive, to operate; to start, to put into operation; to carry out, to perform”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menjalani (“to walk on; to undergo, to endure; to go through a period of your life”) [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• berjalan (“to walk”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jalan
• → Sundanese: jalan

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلان‎, یالان‎ (yalan, “lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎlaːn/
• Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Noun

jàlān m (Cyrillic spelling ја̀ла̄н)

1. lie, deceit, fraud
2. forgery, fake

Etymology 2

Denominal from the noun jàlān (“lie, deceit; forgery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎlaːn/
• Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Adjective

jàlān (definite jàlnī, Cyrillic spelling ја̀ла̄н)

1. false, fake, phony, counterfeit

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalan	jalna	jalno
genitive		jalna	jalne	jalna
dative		jalnu	jalnoj	jalnu
accusative	inanimate animate	jalan jalna	jalnu	jalno
vocative		jalan	jalna	jalno
locative		jalnu	jalnoj	jalnu
instrumental		jalnim	jalnom	jalnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalni	jalne	jalna
genitive		jalnih	jalnih	jalnih
dative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
accusative		jalne	jalne	jalna
vocative		jalni	jalne	jalna
locative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
instrumental		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalni	jalna	jalno
genitive		jalnog(a)	jalne	jalnog(a)
dative		jalnom(u/e)	jalnoj	jalnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	jalni jalnog(a)	jalnu	jalno
vocative		jalni	jalna	jalno
locative		jalnom(e/u)	jalnoj	jalnom(e/u)
instrumental		jalnim	jalnom	jalnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalni	jalne	jalna
genitive		jalnih	jalnih	jalnih
dative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
accusative		jalne	jalne	jalna
vocative		jalni	jalne	jalna
locative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
instrumental		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎːlan/
• Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Adjective

jálan (definite jȃlnī, comparative jàlnijī, Cyrillic spelling ја́лан)

1. envious

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalan	jalna	jalno
genitive		jalna	jalne	jalna
dative		jalnu	jalnoj	jalnu
accusative	inanimate animate	jalan jalna	jalnu	jalno
vocative		jalan	jalna	jalno
locative		jalnu	jalnoj	jalnu
instrumental		jalnim	jalnom	jalnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalni	jalne	jalna
genitive		jalnih	jalnih	jalnih
dative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
accusative		jalne	jalne	jalna
vocative		jalni	jalne	jalna
locative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
instrumental		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalni	jalna	jalno
genitive		jalnog(a)	jalne	jalnog(a)
dative		jalnom(u/e)	jalnoj	jalnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	jalni jalnog(a)	jalnu	jalno
vocative		jalni	jalna	jalno
locative		jalnom(e/u)	jalnoj	jalnom(e/u)
instrumental		jalnim	jalnom	jalnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		jalni	jalne	jalna
genitive		jalnih	jalnih	jalnih
dative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
accusative		jalne	jalne	jalna
vocative		jalni	jalne	jalna
locative		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)
instrumental		jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)	jalnim(a)

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Spanish

Verb

jalan

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of jalar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of jalar.

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Sundanese

Etymology

From Malay jalan, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

jalan

1. path (a course taken)
2. road
3. street