Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of jalan (road) +‎ layang (float), literally floating road, coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono. Compare to Japanese 高架道路(こうかどうろ) (kōkadōro, elevated road), Chinese 高架道路 (gāojià dàolù, “elevated road”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jalan layang (first-person possessive jalan layangku, second-person possessive jalan layangmu, third-person possessive jalan layangnya)

  1. flyover

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