elang
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay elang ultimately from Austroasiatic either via Javanese elang from Old Javanese hĕlaṅ (“bird of prey”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
êlang (plural elang-elang, first-person possessive elangku, second-person possessive elangmu, third-person possessive elangnya)
- (zoology) eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
- (zoology) buzzard or any large bird of prey
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Etymology 2 edit
From Sundanese [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦭꦤꦁ (lanang, “male”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
élang (plural elang-elang, first-person possessive elangku, second-person possessive elangmu, third-person possessive elangnya)
- the title for prince of Sultanate of Cirebon
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Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
élang (plural elang-elang, first-person possessive elangku, second-person possessive elangmu, third-person possessive elangnya)
Further reading edit
- “elang” 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.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Austroasiatic; compare Bahnar klang, Pacoh calang, Khmer ខ្លែង (khlaeng), Mang laːŋ¹, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kalâng and Chong kʰlaːˀŋ. Doublet of helang and lang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
elang (Jawi spelling الڠ, plural elang-elang, informal 1st possessive elangku, 2nd possessive elangmu, 3rd possessive elangnya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: elang
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “الڠ ĕlang (ook lang)”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 17
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “الڠ ĕlang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 31
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ĕlang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 298
Further reading edit
- “elang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.