belanga

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay belanga, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *balaŋa (“shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈlaŋa/ [bəˈla.ŋa]
• Rhymes: -aŋa
• Syllabification: be‧la‧nga

Noun

bêlanga (first-person possessive belangaku, second-person possessive belangamu, third-person possessive belanganya)

1. (cooking) cauldron, earthenware cooking pot

   Synonyms: kuali, panci

Derived terms

• sebelanga

 

Further reading

• “belanga” 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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *balaŋa (“shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlaŋa/ [bəˈla.ŋa]

Noun

belanga (plural belanga-belanga, informal 1st possessive belangaku, 2nd possessive belangamu, 3rd possessive belanganya)

1. (cooking) cauldron, cooking vessels.

   Synonyms: kuali, periuk, kawah

Derived terms

• periuk belanga
• Telok Blangah

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: belanga

Further reading

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