salang

See also: Salang

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selaŋ. Compare Tagalog sihang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈlaŋ/, [saˈl̪aŋ]
• Hyphenation: sa‧lang

Noun

saláng (Basahan spelling ᜐᜎᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) jaw; jawbone

   Synonym: panga

See also

• bungo
• payo
• sentido

 

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *saləŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saləŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *saləŋ (“pine tree, pitch pine”).

Noun

salang (Jawi spelling سالڠ, plural salang-salang, informal first-person possessive salangku, second-person possessive salangmu, third-person possessive salangnya)

1. resin (secretion of plants)
2. resin (viscous liquid of plant origin)

Synonyms

• damar (Malaysia, Singapore)

Kavalan

Noun

salang

1. soup

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salaŋ/
• Rhymes: -alaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ

Noun

salang (Jawi spelling سالڠ, plural salang-salang, informal 1st possessive salangku, 2nd possessive salangmu, 3rd possessive salangnya)

1. (historical) a method of execution where a keris is impaled through the collarbone and into the heart, reserved for traitors.

Verb

salang (Jawi spelling سالڠ)

1. to execute by the keris

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyalang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• menyalang [agent focus] (meN-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: salang

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalaŋ/, [ˈsa.lɐŋ] (noun: putting something on fire)

• IPA^(key): /saˈlaŋ/, [sɐˈlaŋ] (noun: very light touch)
• Hyphenation: sa‧lang

Noun

salang (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜅ᜔)

1. something being cooked on a pot, casserole, etc. (on a fire or stove)
2. act of putting a pot, casserole, etc. on a fire or stove (in cooking)

   Synonyms: pagsasalang, sigang, pagsisigang

3. (figuratively, by extension) act of putting something or someone into a tough situation

Derived terms

• isalang
• magsalang
• masalang
• nakasalang
• pagsalangan
• salangan

 

Noun

saláng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜅ᜔)

1. very light touch (with a finger or hand)

   Synonyms: hipo, paghipo, pagsalang, saling, aling

2. (figurative) unintentional mention or reference (to something bitter, hurtful to someone, or something better forgotten)

   Synonyms: pagsalang, saling, ungkat, pag-ungkat

Derived terms

• pagsalang
• salangin
• sumalang

 

See also

• Dimasalang

 

Further reading

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