jalan-jalan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jalan-jalan.

Pronunciation

Verb

jalan-jalan (invariable)

  1. (Singlish, Manglish) To take a walk, to go for a stroll.
    • 2023, Agnes Chew, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, Epigram Books, →ISBN, page 25:
      [] he should know better than to go jalan jalan now.

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of jalan. From jalan + jalan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒa.lan ˈdʒa.lan/
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

jalan-jalan

  1. plural of jalan

Verb

jalan-jalan

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of berjalan-jalan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of jalan.

Verb

jalan-jalan

  1. to go for a stroll