langit-langit

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of langit (“sky”).

Noun

langit-langit

1. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

Indonesian

langit-langit tempat tidur ― bed net

langit-langit merah ― red ceiling

langit-langit mulut ― mouth palate

Etymology

Reduplication of langit (“sky”), from Malay langit-langit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlä.ŋɪt̪̚ ˈlä.ŋɪt̪̚/
• Rhymes: -aŋit, -ŋit, -it
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit‧la‧ngit

Noun

langit-langit

1. any cloths covering the bed roof

   Synonym: kelambu (“mosquito net”)

2. ceiling

   Synonym: plafon

3. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

   Synonym: palatum

Alternative forms

• lelangit

Compounds

• langit-langit keras
• langit-langit lunak

 

Further reading

• “langit-langit” 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

Etymology

Reduplication of langit (“sky”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ŋit la.ŋit/
• Rhymes: -aŋit, -ŋit, -it

Noun

langit-langit (Jawi spelling لاڠيت٢, informal 1st possessive langit-langitku, 2nd possessive langit-langitmu, 3rd possessive langit-langitnya)

1. fabric placed on top of a room under an attap roof
2. (anatomy) palate (roof of the mouth)

Alternative forms

• lelangit

Further reading

• “langit-langit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.