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Etymology edit

From Malay lengan, from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, from Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlə.ŋän/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: lê‧ngan
  • Rhymes: -ŋan, -an

Noun edit

lêngan (plural lengan-lengan, first-person possessive lenganku, second-person possessive lenganmu, third-person possessive lengannya)

  1. arm (limb)

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, from Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lengan (Jawi spelling لڠن, plural lengan-lengan, informal 1st possessive lenganku, 2nd possessive lenganmu, 3rd possessive lengannya)

  1. arm.

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Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to lang +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Norse lengja.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlen.jɑn/, [ˈlen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb edit

lenġan

  1. to make or become long; extend, lengthen
  2. to protract, delay
  3. to pertain, belong

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: lengen

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