galang

See also: Galang

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gálaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalaŋ/ [ˈɡa.l̪aŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lang

Noun

gálang (Basahan spelling ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. courtesy; reverence
  2. honor
    Synonyms: onor, onra
  3. respect
    Synonym: respeto
  4. consideration
    Synonym: konsiderasiyon

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡalaŋ/ [ˈɡa.laŋ]
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ
  • Syllabification: ga‧lang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay galang (a bar or roller laid at wart the path; thwarting or crossing; crossbeam).

Noun

galang (plural galang-galang)

  1. girder, prop, support, transverse bar, underlayer

Verb

galang

  1. to impede; to bar, to barrier
    Synonyms: halang, rintang

Derived terms

  • bergalang
  • galang-gulung
  • galangan
  • menggalang
  • menggalangi
  • menggalangkan
  • penggalang
  • penggalangan
  • tergalang
  • galang kacapi
  • galang kepala
  • galang perahu

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese galĕṅ (small dike enclosing irrigated fields)

Root

galang

  1. dike
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦭꦁ (galang, wooden framework, slipway, dock; to impound (wandering stock)), from Old Javanese galaṅgaṅ (sharpened bamboo pole).

Noun

galang (plural galang-galang)

  1. pile of unused wood

Verb

galang

  1. to catch wild animals with sharpened sticks

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Malay (Jambi) [Term?].

Noun

galang (plural galang-galang)

  1. wood that connects the poles in the box where the stove is placed

Further reading

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gálaŋ. Cognate to Tagalog galang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaləŋ/ [ˈɡäː.ləŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧lang

Noun

gálang

  1. veneration; reverence (to God, one's parents, superiors, etc.)
  2. respect
    Synonym: respetu

Verb

gálang

  1. to honor; to respect

Derived terms

Maguindanao

Noun

galang

  1. copper

Maranao

Noun

galang

  1. brass

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gálaŋ.

Noun

galang

  1. respect
    Synonym: respeto

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *gálaŋ. Compare Bikol Central galang and Kapampangan galang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡalaŋ/ [ˈɡaː.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ
  • Syllabification: ga‧lang

Noun

galang (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. respect; reverence
    Synonyms: respeto, pitagan, alang-alang, pakundangan, dangan
Derived terms
  • bigay-galang
  • gumalang
  • igalang
  • kagalang-galang
  • kagalangan
  • kawalang-galang
  • magalang
  • magbigay-galang
  • magwalang-galang
  • mawalang-galang
  • paggalang
  • pagkakagalang-galang
  • pagkamagalang
  • pagkawalang-galang
  • pagwalang-galang
  • walang-galang

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay gelang (bracelet), from Austroasiatic. Compare Ilocano galang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlaŋ/ [ɡɐˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ga‧lang

Noun

galáng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. bracelet
    Synonym: pulseras
  2. fetter
  3. manacle; handcuffs
    Synonym: posas
Derived terms