langau
See also: Langau
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
langau
See also edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay langau, from Classical Malay langau, from Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
langau (first-person possessive langauku, second-person possessive langaumu, third-person possessive langaunya)
References edit
- “langau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
langau (Jawi spelling لاڠاو, plural langau-langau, informal 1st possessive langauku, 2nd possessive langaumu, 3rd possessive langaunya)
- horsefly (insect)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: langau
References edit
- "langau" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “langau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ngaju edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Noun edit
langau
- fly (insect)