halang
See also: Halang
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compare Bikol Central harang.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ha‧lang
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈhalaŋ/, [ˈha.l̪ʌŋ]
Adjective edit
hálang (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎᜅ᜔)
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hálang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay halang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Doublet of alang. Compare Tagalog harang.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
halang
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Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “halang” 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
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Compare Tagalog harang.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
halang (Jawi spelling هالڠ)
- to hinder, to impede, to block.
- Dinding banjir tidak berjaya menghalang air yang semakin meningkat parasnya.
- The flood wall didn't succeed in blocking the rising water.
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penghalangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- penghalang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- halangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- menghalang [agent focus] (meN-)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: halang
Further reading edit
- “halang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Malay halang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halang (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜅ᜔)
- obstacle; barrier (object)
- clog
- Synonym: bara
- temporary screen; temporary partition
- Synonym: tabing
- object placed to separate two things
- Synonym: pagitan
- encircling gill net or drag seine fishing gear
- (architecture) crosspiece
- Synonym: krusada
- (dialectal, Batangas) substitute; alternate
- (dialectal, Batangas) substitution
- (now dialectal, Quezon, Mindoro) spiciness
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Adjective edit
haláng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜅ᜔)
- passing; transverse; traverse; extending across
- Synonyms: pahalang, nakahalang
- merciless; savage; heartless
Noun edit
haláng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜅ᜔) (art, obsolete)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “halang” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “halang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qalaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary