malang

See also: Malang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay مالڠ (malang), from Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmalaŋ/ [ˈma.laŋ]
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ
  • Syllabification: ma‧lang

Adjective

malang (comparative lebih malang, superlative paling malang)

  1. unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

  • malang kerik
  • malang melintang
  • malang mujur

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

malang

  1. romanization of ꦩꦭꦁ

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation

Noun

malang (Jawi spelling مالڠ, plural malang-malang)

  1. adversity, misfortune, mischance

Adjective

malang

  1. unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: malang

References

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?].

Noun

malang

  1. dirty conditions

Adjective

malang

  1. dirty, poor, evil
    • 2020, Kreol Morisyen OT Portions[1], Mauritius: Bible Society of Mauritius, Proverb [Proverbs] 17:4:
      Enn malfeter ekout koze malang; enn manter ekout koze mansonz.
      A wrongdoer listens to evil [lips]; a liar listens to lies.