lelang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lelong, from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, notice, instruction). Influenced by Javanese lelang (ꦭꦺꦭꦁ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛlaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: lè‧lang

Noun

lèlang (first-person possessive lelangku, second-person possessive lelangmu, third-person possessive lelangnya)

  1. auction (public sales event)

Alternative forms

  • lelong (Standard Malay)
  • lelung

Derived terms

  • lelangan
  • melelang
  • melelangkan
  • memperlelangkan
  • pelelang
  • pelelangan
  • perlelangan
  • terlelang

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish abuela + -ng or Hokkien 老人 (lāu-lâng).[1] Compare ninang, ninong, nana, tata.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlelaŋ/ [ˈlɛ.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -elaŋ
  • Syllabification: le‧lang

Noun

lelang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. grandmother
    Synonyms: lola, impo, (dialectal) inana, (archaic) abwela, (archaic) agwela

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

References

  1. Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 35

Further reading

  • lelang at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • lelang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 5
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