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lengan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay lengan, from Proto-Malayic *ləŋən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋən (forearm; lower arm).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˈŋan/ [ləˈŋan]
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  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: le‧ngan

Noun

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lêngan (plural lengan-lengan)

  1. (anatomy) arm
  2. arm (a similar part found in a sofa, etc.)
    Jangka sorong terdiri atas dua lengan, yaitu lengan utama dan lengan geser.
    Vernier calipers consist of two arms, namely the main arm and the sliding arm.
  3. forelimb (the anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal)
    Synonym: kaki depan
    Coordinate term: kaki belakang

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *ləŋən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləŋən (forearm; lower arm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lengan (Jawi spelling لڠن, plural lengan-lengan)

  1. arm

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: lengan

Further reading

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  • lengan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*leŋen”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to lang +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Norse lengja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlen.jɑn/, [ˈlen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

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lenġan

  1. to make or become long; extend, lengthen
  2. to protract, delay
  3. to pertain, belong

Conjugation

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