lalang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay lalang.

Noun

lalang (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia) Imperata cylindrica, a panicoid grass.

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from French la langue (the tongue, the language).

Noun

lalang

  1. tongue
  2. language

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˈlaŋ/, [ləˈläŋ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lang

Noun

lalang

  1. creation
  2. deception; cheat; fraud
  3. (obsolete) virtue; wisdom

Derived terms

  • maglalang
  • makalalang
  • milalang
  • pilalang
  • pilalangan

Malay

Noun

lalang (Jawi spelling لالڠ, plural lalang-lalang, informal 1st possessive lalangku, 2nd possessive lalangmu, 3rd possessive lalangnya)

  1. tall grass

Further reading

Masbatenyo

Noun

laláng

  1. creation

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lalang

  1. tongue

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lalang

  1. tongue

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈlaŋ/ [lɐˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: la‧lang

Noun

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. creation; creating
    Synonyms: likha, paglikha, pagkakalikha, gawa, kapal
  2. invention; inventing
    Synonyms: imbento, pag-imbento, pagkakaimbento
  3. trick; deception
    Synonyms: linlang, daya, pakana

Derived terms

  • lalangin
  • linalang
  • Lumalang
  • lumalang
  • mapaglalangan
  • nilalang
  • paglalang
  • paglalangan
  • sangnilalang

Adjective

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. created or invented
    Synonyms: likha, nilikha, inimbento

Further reading

  • lalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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