lengan

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ŋan/
• Hyphenation: lê‧ngan
• Rhymes: -ŋan, -an

Noun

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

1. arm (limb)

Further reading

• “lengan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ŋän/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

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

1. arm.

Further reading

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

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlen.ɡɑn/, [ˈleŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

lengan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of lengan (weak class 1)

infinitive	lengan	lengenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	lenge	lengde
2nd-person singular	lengest, lengst	lengdest
3rd-person singular	lengeþ, lengþ	lengde
plural	lengaþ	lengdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	lenge	lengde
plural	lengen	lengden
imperative
singular	leng
plural	lengaþ
participle	present	past
	lengende	(ġe)lenged

Descendants

• Middle English: lengen
  • English: linge
  • Scots: ling

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “lengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.