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lalang

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay lalang.

Noun

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lalang (uncountable)

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

Chinook Jargon

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lalang

  1. tongue
  2. language

Kapampangan

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lalang

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

Derived terms

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Malay

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Noun

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

  1. tall grass

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Masbatenyo

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Noun

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laláng

  1. creation

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French langue.

Noun

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lalang

  1. tongue

References

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

Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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From French langue.

Noun

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lalang

  1. tongue

References

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

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Adjective

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laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. created or invented
    Synonyms: likha, nilikha, inimbento

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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