menjalang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məɲˈdʒa.laŋ/
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: mên‧ja‧lang

Etymology 1

Affixation of meng- +‎ jalang (“bitchy; wild”).

Verb

mênjalang (stative, intransitive)

1. to be bitchy

   Synonym: melacur

2. (rare) to be wild

   Synonym: meliar

Etymology 2

Affixation meng- +‎ jalang (“to go”). Doublet of manjalang.

Verb

mênjalang

1. active of jalang (“to go; to visit”)

Further reading

• “menjalang” 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.