bianglala

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬩᬶᬬᬗ᭄ᬮᬮᬄ (bianglalah, “rainbow”).[1] The alternative form [b]iyang-lalâr attested in Crawfurd (1852), analyzed as biang (“source, mother”) +‎ laler (“fly [insect]”),[2] is probably an eggcorn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi(j)aŋlala/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ang‧la‧la

Noun

bianglala

  1. rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
    Synonyms: pelangi, ketumbiri, kudungan, kuwung-kuwung, lengkuwung, tengkuwung, layung, putri mandi, selèndang

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: bianglala
  • → Malay: bianglala

References

  1. ^ Homan, J. D. (1868) H. N. van der Tuuk, editor, Handleiding tot de kennis van 't Bataviasch Maleisch [Manual to the knowledge of Batavian Malay]‎[1] (in Dutch), Zalt-Bommel: Johan Noman & Zoon, page 70
  2. ^ Crawfurd, J. (1852) “Biyang-lalâr”, in A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language, with a preliminary dissertation‎[2], volume II (in English), London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 30

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /biaŋˈlala/ [bi.aŋˈla.la]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: bi‧ang‧la‧la

Etymology 1

After the Bianglala Ferris wheel ride, first opened in 1985 at the Dunia Fantasi (Dufan) theme park in Jakarta. Itself derived from the word bianglala (“rainbow”).

Noun

bianglala (plural bianglala-bianglala)

  1. Ferris wheel [from 1985]
    Synonym: kincir ria

Etymology 2

From Betawi bianglala, from Balinese ᬩᬶᬬᬗ᭄ᬮᬮᬄ (bianglalah, “rainbow”).

Noun

bianglala (plural bianglala-bianglala)

  2. (chiefly Jakarta, now dated) rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
    Synonyms: pelangi, kuwung-kuwung, keluwung, teja

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi bianglala, from Balinese ᬩᬶᬬᬗ᭄ᬮᬮᬄ (bianglalah, “rainbow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bjaŋˈlala/ [bjaŋˈla.la]
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /bjaŋˈlalə/ [bjaŋˈla.lə]
    • Rhymes: -alə
  • Hyphenation: biang‧la‧la

Noun

bianglala (Jawi spelling بياڠلالا, plural bianglala-bianglala)

  1. (chiefly Batavian Malay, rare and sometimes poetic elsewhere) rainbow[1]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pelangi

References

  1. ^ "bianglala" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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