layang-layang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of layang (“to fly”), from Malay layang-layang.

Noun

layang-layang (first-person possessive layang-layangku, second-person possessive layang-layangmu, third-person possessive layang-layangnya)

1. kite: A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

   Synonym: layangan

2. (zoology) swallow (Hirundininae)

   Synonyms: sualo, martin, sayap-gergaji (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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

Kristang

Etymology

From Malay layang-layang

Noun

layang-layang (plurale tantum)

1. kite (lightweight toy carried on the wind)

References

• Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of layang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lajaŋ.lajaŋ/

Noun

layang-layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ٢, informal 1st possessive layang-layangku, 2nd possessive layang-layangmu, 3rd possessive layang-layangnya)

1. kite

Descendants

• Indonesian: layang-layang
• → Kristang: layang-layang

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• layanglayang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlajaŋ ˈlajaŋ/, [ˌla.jɐn ˈla.jɐŋ]
• Hyphenation: la‧yang-la‧yang

Noun

layang-layang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜌᜅ᜔)

1. swiftlet, a small bird that builds its nest on high rocks (genus Collocalia)

   Synonym: balinsasayaw

2. Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
3. Pacific swallow, especially the Philippine subspecies (Hirundo tahitica)

   Synonym: layang-layangan

See also

• golondrina
• layangan

References

• “layang-layang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot