layang-layang
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of layang (“to fly”), from Malay layang-layang.
Noun
[edit]layang-layang (first-person possessive layang-layangku, second-person possessive layang-layangmu, third-person possessive layang-layangnya)
- kite: A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
- Synonym: layangan
- (zoology) swallow (Hirundininae)
- Synonyms: sualo, martin, sayap-gergaji (Standard Malay)
Further reading
[edit]- “layang-layang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kristang
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay layang-layang[1]
Noun
[edit]layang-layang (plurale tantum)
References
[edit]- Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of layang.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]layang-layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ٢, informal 1st possessive layang-layangku, 2nd possessive layang-layangmu, 3rd possessive layang-layangnya)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: layang-layang
- → Kristang: layang-layang
Further reading
[edit]- “layang-layang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌlajaŋ ˈlajaŋ/ [ˌlaː.jɐn̪ ˈlaː.jɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -ajaŋ
- Syllabification: la‧yang-la‧yang
Noun
[edit]layang-layang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜌᜅ᜔)
- swiftlet, a small bird that builds its nest on high rocks (genus Collocalia)
- Synonym: balinsasayaw
- Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
- Pacific swallow, especially the Philippine subspecies (Hirundo tahitica)
- Synonym: layang-layangan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “layang-layang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
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