alang-alang

See also: Alang-alang

Hiligaynon

Adjective

aláng-aláng

1. immature, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalaŋ ˈalaŋ]

Noun

alang-alang (plural alang-alang)

1. Imperata cylindrica

   Synonyms: ilalang, lalang, kusu-kusu

Etymology 2

From Land Dayak, possibly related to Hiligaynon alang-alang (“immature”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaŋ-alaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ-alaŋ (“insufficient, half-heartedly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalaŋ ˈalaŋ]

Noun

alang-alang (plural alang-alang)

1. almost coming of age

   Synonym: usia tanggung

Further reading

• “alang-alang” 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.

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ alaŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔalaŋ ˈʔalaŋ/ [ˌʔaː.lɐŋ ˈʔaː.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -alaŋ
• Syllabification: a‧lang-a‧lang

Noun

alang-alang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜎᜅ᜔)

1. regard; respect; consideration

   Synonym: konsiderasyon

Derived terms

• isaalang-alang
• mapagsaalang-alang
• pag-aalang-alang
• pagsasaalang-alang

Further reading

• “alang-alang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9

Anagrams

• ngalangala