belalang

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Malay belalang, from Classical Malay belalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalaŋ (grasshopper, locust). Doublet of walang.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bəˈlalaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bê‧la‧lang

Noun[edit]

bêlalang (first-person possessive belalangku, second-person possessive belalangmu, third-person possessive belalangnya)

  1. grasshopper
    Synonym: walang
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

beli +‎ -ang

Verb[edit]

belalang

  1. (gay slang) to buy

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun[edit]

belalang (Jawi spelling بلالڠ, plural belalang-belalang, informal 1st possessive belalangku, 2nd possessive belalangmu, 3rd possessive belalangnya)

  1. grasshopper

Descendants[edit]

  • Indonesian: belalang

Further reading[edit]