belalang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay belalang, from Classical Malay belalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalaŋ (“grasshopper, locust”). Doublet of walang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈlalaŋ]
• Hyphenation: bê‧la‧lang

Noun

bêlalang (first-person possessive belalangku, second-person possessive belalangmu, third-person possessive belalangnya)

1. grasshopper

   Synonym: walang

Derived terms

• belalang pelangi
• belalang sembah

 

Etymology 2

beli +‎ -ang

Verb

belalang

1. (gay slang) to buy

Further reading

• “belalang” 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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

belalang (Jawi spelling بلالڠ, plural belalang-belalang, informal 1st possessive belalangku, 2nd possessive belalangmu, 3rd possessive belalangnya)

1. grasshopper

Descendants

• Indonesian: belalang

Further reading

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