langau

See also: Langau

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ŋaw/

Noun

langau

1. horsefly

See also

• lalat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay langau, from Classical Malay langau, from Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋau̯/
• Rhymes: -aŋau̯, -ŋau̯, -au̯

Noun

langau (first-person possessive langauku, second-person possessive langaumu, third-person possessive langaunya)

1. horsefly

References

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋau̯/
• Rhymes: -aŋau̯, -ŋau̯, -au̯

Noun

langau (Jawi spelling لاڠاو, plural langau-langau, informal 1st possessive langauku, 2nd possessive langaumu, 3rd possessive langaunya)

1. horsefly (insect)

Descendants

• Indonesian: langau

References

• "langau" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “langau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Ngaju

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.

Noun

langau

1. fly (insect)