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Hiligaynon
Adjective
aláng-aláng
- immature, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alang-alang (first-person possessive alang-alangku, second-person possessive alang-alangmu, third-person possessive alang-alangnya)
- Imperata cylindrica
- Synonyms: ilalang, lalang, kusu-kusu
Etymology 2
From Land Dayak, possibly related to Hiligaynon alang-alang (“immature”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaŋ-alaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ-alaŋ (“insufficient, half-heartedly”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alang-alang (first-person possessive alang-alangku, second-person possessive alang-alangmu, third-person possessive alang-alangnya)
- almost coming of age
- Synonym: usia tanggung
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ alaŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
alang-alang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜎᜅ᜔)
- regard; respect; consideration
- Synonym: konsiderasyon
Derived terms
Further reading
- “alang-alang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9
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