malang

See also: Malang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay مالڠ (malang), from Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmalaŋ/ [ˈma.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -alaŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧lang

Adjective

malang (comparative lebih malang, superlative paling malang)

1. unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

• dipalangi
• kemalangan
• memalangi
• termalang

• malang kerik
• malang melintang
• malang mujur

Further reading

• “malang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

malang

1. romanization of ꦩꦭꦁ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /malaŋ/
• (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA^(key): /malɛ̃/

Noun

malang (Jawi spelling مالڠ, plural malang-malang or malang²)

1. adversity, misfortune, mischance

Adjective

malang (comparative lebih malang, superlative paling malang)

1. unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kemalangan (“accident”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• semalang [comparability] (se-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: malang

References

• “malang”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "malang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Malay malang, brought by Chinese migration from/through Southeast Asia, or from Urdu ملنگ (malaṅg), which could refer to a mendicant living in unclean conditions.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma.laŋ]

Noun

malang

1. dirty conditions

Adjective

malang

1. dirty, poor, evil
   • 2020, Kreol Morisyen OT Portions‎^[1], Mauritius: Bible Society of Mauritius, Proverb [Proverbs] 17:4:

     Enn malfeter ekout koze malang; enn manter ekout koze mansonz.

     A wrongdoer listens to evil [lips]; a liar listens to lies.