lalang

English

Alternative forms

• lallang

Etymology

From Malay lalang.

Noun

lalang (uncountable)

1. (Malaysia) Imperata cylindrica, a panicoid grass.

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from French la langue (“the tongue, the language”).

Noun

lalang

1. tongue
2. language

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈlaŋ/, [ləˈläŋ]
• Hyphenation: la‧lang

Noun

lalang

1. creation
2. deception; cheat; fraud
3. (obsolete) virtue; wisdom

Derived terms

• maglalang
• makalalang
• milalang
• pilalang
• pilalangan

 

Malay

Noun

lalang (Jawi spelling لالڠ, plural lalang-lalang, informal 1st possessive lalangku, 2nd possessive lalangmu, 3rd possessive lalangnya)

1. tall grass

Further reading

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

Masbatenyo

Noun

laláng

1. creation

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lalang

1. tongue

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lalang

1. tongue

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈlaŋ/, [lɐˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: la‧lang

Noun

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

1. creation; creating

   Synonyms: likha, paglikha, pagkakalikha, gawa, kapal

2. invention; inventing

   Synonyms: imbento, pag-imbento, pagkakaimbento

3. trick; deception

   Synonyms: linlang, daya, pakana

Derived terms

• lalangin
• linalang
• Lumalang
• lumalang
• mapaglalangan
• nilalang
• paglalang
• paglalangan
• sangnilalang

 

Adjective

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

1. created or invented

   Synonyms: likha, nilikha, inimbento

Further reading

• “lalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018