menjulang

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of men- +‎ julang.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /mənˈd͡ʒulaŋ/ [məɲˈd͡ʒu.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: men‧ju‧lang

Verb

menjulang (Jawi spelling منجولڠ, third-person passive dijulang)

1. to lift or raise high, often on the shoulder.

   Mereka menjulang piala kemenangan. ― They lifted the victory trophy.

2. to carry something on the shoulder or above the head.

   Dia menjulang anaknya sambil ketawa.

   He hoisted his child while laughing.

3. (figurative) to honour or celebrate someone.

   Rakyat menjulang wira negara itu.

   The people honoured that national hero.

Derived terms

Affixations

• menjulang-julang

Descendants

• > Indonesian: menjulang (inherited)

Further reading

• "menjulang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017