alang-alang
See also: Alang-alang
Hiligaynon
Adjective
aláng-aláng
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalaŋ ˈalaŋ]
Noun
alang-alang (plural alang-alang)
- Imperata cylindrica
- Synonyms: ilalang, lalang, kusu-kusu
Etymology 2
From Land Dayak, possibly related to Hiligaynon alang-alang (“immature”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaŋ-alaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ-alaŋ (“insufficient, half-heartedly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalaŋ ˈalaŋ]
Noun
alang-alang (plural alang-alang)
- almost coming of age
- Synonym: usia tanggung
Further reading
- “alang-alang” 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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ alaŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔalaŋ ˈʔalaŋ/ [ˌʔaː.lɐŋ ˈʔaː.lɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: a‧lang-a‧lang
Noun
alang-alang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜎᜅ᜔)
- regard; respect; consideration
- Synonym: konsiderasyon
Derived terms
- isaalang-alang
- mapagsaalang-alang
- pag-aalang-alang
- pagsasaalang-alang
Further reading
- “alang-alang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9