palang

English

Noun

palang (plural palangs)

1. Synonym of ampallang (“type of genital piercing”)

Anagrams

• Nagpal

Amis

Noun

palang

1. crow

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as peng- +‎ alang, halang (“to obstruct”), from Malay palang, from Old Javanese palaṅ (“crossbeam”), pa- +‎ alaṅ, halaṅ (“obstruct”) (compare Javanese ꦥꦭꦁ (palang, “obstacle, thwart”)). Doublet of pengalang and penghalang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpalaŋ/
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: pa‧lang

Noun

palang (plural palang-palang, first-person possessive palangku, second-person possessive palangmu, third-person possessive palangnya)

1. crossbeam, bar
2. bolt, pawl.
3. cross.

Derived terms

• berpalang
• memalang
• memalangi
• memalangkan
• mempalang

 

• palang angin
• palang atas gawang
• palang awan
• palang bertingkat
• Palang Hitam
• palang horizontal
• palang jalan
• palang jalan kereta api
• Palang Merah
• palang pintu
• palang sejajar
• palang tunggal

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pä.läŋ/

Noun

palang (Jawi spelling ڤالڠ‎, plural palang-palang, informal 1st possessive palangku, 2nd possessive palangmu, 3rd possessive palangnya)

1. pole.
2. a cross shape.

Descendants

• Indonesian: palang

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Malay parang.

Noun

paláng

1. a type of bolo; large knife; butcher's knife

Etymology 2

From Univerbation of pa +‎ lang.

Adverb

palang

1. just yet; only; still; only still