layang-layang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of layang (“to fly”), from Malay layang-layang.
Noun edit
layang-layang (first-person possessive layang-layangku, second-person possessive layang-layangmu, third-person possessive layang-layangnya)
- kite: A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
- Synonym: layangan
- (zoology) swallow (Hirundininae)
- Synonyms: sualo, martin, sayap-gergaji (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “layang-layang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kristang edit
Etymology edit
From Malay layang-layang[1]
Noun edit
layang-layang (plurale tantum)
References edit
- Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of layang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
layang-layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ٢, informal 1st possessive layang-layangku, 2nd possessive layang-layangmu, 3rd possessive layang-layangnya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: layang-layang
- → Kristang: layang-layang
Further reading edit
- “layang-layang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
layang-layang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜌᜅ᜔)
- swiftlet, a small bird that builds its nest on high rocks (genus Collocalia)
- Synonym: balinsasayaw
- Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
- Pacific swallow, especially the Philippine subspecies (Hirundo tahitica)
- Synonym: layang-layangan
See also edit
References edit
- “layang-layang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot