selang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈlaŋ/
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: sêlang

Etymology 1

From Malay selang. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭ (sela, “gap”), Old Javanese sĕlā.

Noun

sêlang (plural selang-selang, first-person possessive selangku, second-person possessive selangmu, third-person possessive selangnya)

1. gap, interval.

   Synonyms: antara, lat, sela

2. place next to the staircase leading to the serambi, place to wash one's feet and put on one's footwear before house
3. hose (flexible tube)

Derived terms

• berselang
• berselang-selang
• menyelang
• menyelang-nyelangkan
• menyelangkan
• penyelang
• terselang

 

• selang antara
• selang beberapa lama
• selang makan
• selang sebulan
• selang sehari
• selang surup
• selang waktu
• selang waktu khusus dunia

 

Adverb

sêlang

1. during; all through

   Synonyms: pada waktu, sedang, sementara

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦁ (selang, “to borrow”, literally “alternating”), Old Javanese sĕlaṅ.

Verb

sêlang

1. to borrow

   Synonym: pinjam

Derived terms

• berselang-tenggang
• memperselangi
• memperselangkan
• menyelang
• menyelangi
• menyelangkan

 

• selang tenggang

 

Etymology 3

Noun

sêlang (plural selang-selang, first-person possessive selangku, second-person possessive selangmu, third-person possessive selangnya)

1. alternative spelling of slang

Further reading

• “selang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈselaŋ/ [ˈsɛː.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -elaŋ
• Syllabification: se‧lang

Noun

selang (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative form of selan

Derived terms

• kaselangan
• maselang
• maselang na bahagi
• pagkamaselang