langgar

From Malay langgar, from Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “the house or monastery of the Calendars or Muhammadan monks”, literally “anchor”), from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).

Sense of kitchen from Punjabi ਲੰਗਰ (laṅgar, “public kitchen, almshouse”) from the same Persian root above influenced by said Malay loan.

langgar (plural langgars)

1. An Ismaili shrine and burial site, often decorated with rocks.
2. (Indonesia, Malaysia, uncommon) A small mosque or prayer hall.

   Synonym: surau

3. (Malaysia, Singapore, Sikhism) Alternative form of langar (“communal kitchen inside a gurdwara run by its worshippers”)

Unadapted borrowing from Malay langgar (“to collide”).

• (Singapore, Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑŋɡɑ/

langgar (invariable)

1. (Manglish, Singlish, of a vehicle) To hit or collide (with something).
   • 2008, anonymous author, “Old Tampines Rd”, in hungzai.com — Singapore's Freakiest Online Ghost Stories‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 May 2008:

     I almost langgar a contruction cone on my right and i luckily act fast. If not ah..i’m sure ended up in hospital.

   • 2019, Cherlynn Ng, “Near-collision with Mercedes going against traffic during rain in Yishun: 'So scary ah!'”, in AsiaOne‎^[2]:

     “Aiyo! Nearly langgar leh! So scary ah! Alamak! Why you go so fast!” he is heard exclaiming to a companion in his car.

• langar

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋ.ɡar]
• Hyphenation: lang‧gar
• Rhymes: -ar

From Malay langgar.

langgar

1. to violate

From Malay langgar, from Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “the house or monastery of the Calendars or Muhammadan monks”, literally “anchor”),

• from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).
• from Iranian, from Indo-Iranian. Cognate to Sanskrit लङ्गल (laṅgala, “anchor”).

langgar (plural langgar-langgar)

1. (Islam) a small mosque

   Synonyms: surau, musala

• “langgar” 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.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋ.ɡar]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡar, -ar

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langgar (Jawi spelling لڠݢر)

1. to violate
2. to collide, to hit or crash into

From Classical Persian لنگر (langar, “the house or monastery of the Calendars or Muhammadan monks”, literally “anchor”), from Ancient Greek ἄγκῡρα (ánkūra), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).

langgar (Jawi spelling لڠݢر, plural langgar-langgar)

1. (Islam) a small mosque.

   Synonyms: surau, madrasah

• “langgar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.