talang

See also: tʼaláng

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtalaŋ/ [ˈt̪a.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -alaŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧lang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay talang.

Noun

talang (plural talang-talang)

1. lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan); also leather jacket, doublespotted queenfish, leatherback, double-spotted queenfish, queenfish, skinny fish, giant dart, large-mouthed leatherskin, leatherskin, skinnyfish, St. Peter's leatherskin, white fish, or whitefish

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay talang (Batavia Malay), from Javanese talang (“bamboo pipe as water conduit”).

Noun

talang (plural talang-talang)

1. water conduit (gutter) in the roof
2. bamboo that holds a lot of water
3. sacred Bali bamboo, yellow bamboo (Schizostachyum brachycladum)

   Synonyms: bambu lemang, bambu talang, buluh lemang

Hyponyms

• talang perindu
• talang tawing

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay talang (Singapore and Batavia Malay).

Noun

talang (plural talang-talang)

1. agent, broker, trader

   Synonyms: cengkau, makelar, pialang

Hyponyms

• talang kuda
• talang pati
• talang uang

Derived terms

• menalang
• menalangi
• penalang
• penalangan
• talangan

Etymology 4

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

talang (plural talang-talang)

1. hamlet, small village

Further reading

• “talang”, 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

Swedish

Etymology

From French talent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈlaŋ/

• Audio:

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Noun

talang c

1. talent (skill, ability)
2. a talent (talented person)

Declension

Declension of talang

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	talang	talangs
	definite	talangen	talangens
plural	indefinite	talanger	talangers
	definite	talangerna	talangernas

Derived terms

• talangfull
• talanglös

References

• “talang”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “talang”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “talang”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• anlagt, langat

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtalaŋ/ [ˈt̪aː.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -alaŋ
• Syllabification: ta‧lang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talaŋ (“a tree: Diospyros spp”). Compare Gaddang talang, Ibanag talang, and Kapampangan talang. See also Cebuano talang (“be embarrassed”).

Noun

talang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜅ᜔)

1. velvet apple (Diospyros blancoi, tree with hard dark-colored wood and hairy reddish fruit)

   Synonyms: mabulo, kamagong

2. (figurative) afterglow; reddish color of the sky and clouds during twilight
3. (figurative, obsolete) blush (pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.)

Derived terms

• matalang
• talang-gubat
• tinatalangan

See also

• bulyas
• talang-bulo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talaŋ (“toss up, throw into the air”). Compare Maranao talang, Tausug tālang, and Ibino talang.

Noun

talang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜅ᜔)

1. light, playful, repeated upward toss of something in the air (like tossing small rocks or a baby upward)

   Synonym: pasalo

Derived terms

• ipagtalang
• italang
• magtalang
• talang-talangan
• talangan

Etymology 3

Noun

talang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜅ᜔) (fishing)

1. lowering of a solid lead, tube-shaped device with four hooks and a loop at the base for tying a rope into a river or the sea

Further reading

• “talang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “talang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*talaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• lagnat, ngatal