belalang
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay belalang, from Classical Malay belalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalaŋ (“grasshopper, locust”). Doublet of walang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bêlalang (first-person possessive belalangku, second-person possessive belalangmu, third-person possessive belalangnya)
- grasshopper
- Synonym: walang
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
belalang
Further reading edit
- “belalang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belalang (Jawi spelling بلالڠ, plural belalang-belalang, informal 1st possessive belalangku, 2nd possessive belalangmu, 3rd possessive belalangnya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: belalang
Further reading edit
- “belalang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.