halangan

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay halangan. Equivalent to halang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ha‧lang‧an

Noun

halangan (uncountable)

  1. obstacle, hindrance

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From halang (to block) +‎ -an.

Noun

halangan (Jawi spelling هالڠن, plural halangan-halangan, informal 1st possessive halanganku, 2nd possessive halanganmu, 3rd possessive halangannya)

  1. obstacle, hindrance

Descendants

  • Indonesian: halangan

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From halang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Verb

halangan (complete hinalangan, progressive hinahalangan, contemplative hahalangan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. to put a barrier; to block with an obstacle
    Synonyms: harangan, hadlangan
  2. to prevent; to stop
    Synonyms: pigilin, hadlangan
  3. to provide with a temporary screen
    Synonym: tabingan
  4. to place something to separate two things
    Synonym: pagitanan
  5. (Batangas) to substitute for
    Synonym: halilihan
  6. (dialectal, Quezon) to make spicy (of food)
    Synonym: anghangan

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