lalang

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay lalang.

Noun[edit]

lalang (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia) Imperata cylindrica, a panicoid grass.

Chinook Jargon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French la langue (“the tongue, the language”).

Noun[edit]

lalang

  1. tongue
  2. language

Kapampangan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ləˈlaŋ/, [ləˈläŋ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lang

Noun[edit]

lalang

  1. creation
  2. deception; cheat; fraud
  3. (obsolete) virtue; wisdom

Derived terms[edit]

Malay[edit]

Noun[edit]

lalang (Jawi spelling لالڠ, plural lalang-lalang, informal 1st possessive lalangku, 2nd possessive lalangmu, 3rd possessive lalangnya)

  1. tall grass

Further reading[edit]

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

laláng

  1. creation

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French langue.

Noun[edit]

lalang

  1. tongue

References[edit]

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French langue.

Noun[edit]

lalang

  1. tongue

References[edit]

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /laˈlaŋ/, [lɐˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: la‧lang

Noun[edit]

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. creation; creating
    Synonyms: likha, paglikha, pagkakalikha
  2. invention; inventing
    Synonyms: imbento, pag-imbento, pagkakaimbento
  3. trick; deception
    Synonyms: linlang, daya, pakana

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. created or invented
    Synonyms: likha, nilikha, inimbento

Further reading[edit]

  • “lalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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