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Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay belalang, from Classical Malay belalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalaŋ (“grasshopper, locust”). Doublet of walang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: bê‧la‧lang
Noun
bêlalang (plural belalang-belalang)
- grasshopper
- Synonym: walang
Derived terms
Etymology 2
beli + -ang
Verb
belalang
- (gay slang) to buy
Further reading
Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
belalang (Jawi spelling بلالڠ, plural belalang-belalang, informal 1st possessive belalangku, 2nd possessive belalangmu, 3rd possessive belalangnya)
- grasshopper
Descendants
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