jalan-jalan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay jalan-jalan.
Pronunciation
Verb
jalan-jalan (invariable)
- (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
- plural of jalan
Verb
jalan-jalan
- (colloquial) alternative form of berjalan-jalan
Further reading
- “jalan-jalan” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Reduplication of jalan.
Verb
jalan-jalan
- to go for a stroll