layang
Higaonon
Verb
layang
- to fly
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlajaŋ/ [ˈla.jaŋ]
- Rhymes: -ajaŋ
- Syllabification: la‧yang
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay layang (“to fly”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaŋ (“to fly, soar through the air”).
Verb
layang
- to float
- to glide
- to hover
- (obsolete) to fly
- Synonym: terbang
- (only in compounds) elevated: raised, above ground level
- jalan layang
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Derived terms
- dilayangkan
- layang-layang
- layangan
- melayang
- melayang-layang
- melayangkan
- pelayangan
- selayang
- terlayang
- terlayang-layang
- jalan layang
- layang gantung
- paralayang
Noun
layang (plural layang-layang)
- clipping of pelayangan (“ship; crossing point”)
Etymology 2
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Verb
layang
Derived terms
Further reading
- “layang” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
layang
- romanization of ꦭꦪꦁ
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lajaŋ/
- Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ
Verb
layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ)
Derived terms
- berlayangan
- layang-layang
- lelayang
- melayang
- melayangkan
- terlayang
Descendants
- Indonesian: layang
- → Madurese: lajâng
Further reading
- “layang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.