jalan

Balinese

Romanization

jalan

1. Romanization of ᬚᬮᬦ᭄.

Banjarese

Etymology

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

Noun

jalan

1. path (a course taken)

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular form of jalka (“foot”).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

jalan

1. on foot, by foot, afoot

Synonyms

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

Noun

jalan

1. genitive/instructive singular of jalka

Derived terms

compounds

• jalankulkija
• jalankulku

 

Further reading

• “jalan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• nalja, njala

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djalan (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jalan, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Doublet of jalang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒa.lan/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -lan, -an
• Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Noun

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

1. road

   Synonym: jalanan

   1. a way used for travelling between places
   2. (uncountable) roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle
   3. a physical way or route
   4. (figuratively) a path chosen, as in life or career
2. way

   Synonym: jalur

   1. a road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another
   2. a means to enter or leave a place
3. crossing (an intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross)

   Synonym: perlintasan

4. (uncommon) orbit (the curved path of one object around a point or another body)

   Synonyms: lintasan, orbit

   1. (astronomy) an elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
   2. (uncountable) the state of moving in an orbit
   3. (physics) the path of an electron around an atomic nucleus
5. (uncountable, usually with -nya) forward and backward movement
6. way (a method or manner of doing something; a mannerism)

   Synonym: cara

7. chance (an opportunity or possibility)

   Synonym: kesempatan

8. intermediary (one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end)

   Synonyms: perantara, lantaran

9. (uncountable, usually with -nya) running (the sustainability of a company, organization, association, etc.)

Verb

jalan

1. imperative/colloquial of berjalan

Adjective

jalan

1. (rare) understandable

   Synonym: terpahami

2. (obsolete) right; correct

   Synonym: benar

Derived terms

Affixed and reduplicated terms

• berjalan
• berjalan-jalan
• jalan-jalan
• jalanan
• jalani
• jalankan
• kesejalanan
• pejalan
• perjalanan
• perjalankan
• sejalan

 

Compound terms

• jalan air
• jalan air internasional
• jalan alternatif
• jalan angan-angan
• jalan angin
• jalan arteri
• jalan bahasa
• jalan bebas
• jalan bebas hambatan
• jalan bebas purata
• jalan belakang
• jalan bentar
• jalan besar
• jalan buntu
• jalan butulan
• jalan cepat
• jalan damai
• jalan darat
• jalan gelap
• jalan hidup
• jalan kabupaten
• jalan keluar
• jalan kerucut
• jalan kolektor
• jalan kompromi
• jalan kota
• jalan layang
• jalan layang nontol
• jalan lepas
• jalan lingkar
• jalan lingkungan
• jalan lintas pemandangan satwa liar
• jalan lokal
• jalan lurus
• jalan masuk
• jalan masuk panggung
• jalan mati
• jalan memintas
• jalan naik
• jalan napas
• jalan nasional
• jalan parkir udara
• jalan pedalaman
• jalan pendekat
• jalan pikiran
• jalan pintas
• jalan protokol
• jalan provinsi
• jalan raya
• jalan rayap
• jalan salib
• jalan samping
• jalan serong
• jalan setapak
• jalan simpang
• jalan simpang susun
• jalan sutra
• jalan tembus
• jalan tengah
• jalan terang
• jalan terbuka
• jalan tikus
• jalan tol
• jalan udara
• jalan umum
• jalan utama

 

Proverbs with the word jalan

• adat sepanjang jalan, cupak sepanjang betung
• alur bertempuh, jalan berturut
• jangan ditentang matahari condong, takut terturut jalan tak berintis
• kasih ibu sepanjang jalan, kasih anak sepanjang penggalan
• lancar kaji karena diulang, pasar jalan karena diturut
• menganggungkan bagai rumput tengah jalan
• pasar jalan karena diturut, lancar kaji karena diulang
• searah bertukar jalan
• sedepa jalan ke muka, setelempap jalan ke belakang
• seiring bertukar jalan (sekandang tidak sebau, seia bertukar sebut)
• seiring bertukar jalan, seia bertukar sebut
• sudu-sudu di tepi jalan, dipanjat kena durinya, disinggung kena rabasnya, ditakik kena getahnya

 

Idioms with the word jalan

• sambau di tengah jalan yang rebah bangun karena terinjak
• sumur di tepi jalan

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

jalan

1. Romanization of ꦗꦭꦤ꧀.

Malay

jalan

Etymology

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

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (jālan).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (MY)

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Noun

jalan (Jawi spelling جالن, plural jalan-jalan, informal 1st possessive jalanku, 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
• → Chinese: 惹蘭／惹兰 (Rělán)

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جالن jalan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 216
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jalan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 438

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish 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)

Spanish

Verb

jalan

1. third-person plural present indicative of jalar

Sundanese

Romanization

jalan

1. Romanization of ᮏᮜᮔ᮪