jalan

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Balinese

Romanization

jalan

  1. Romanization of ᬚᬮᬦ᭄.

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

jalan

  1. path (a course taken)

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular form of jalka (foot).

Pronunciation

Adverb

jalan

  1. on foot, by foot, afoot

Synonyms

Noun

jalan

  1. genitive/instructive singular of jalka

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

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suatu jalan

Alternative forms

  • djalan (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947–1972))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jalan, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Doublet of jalang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒa.lan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -lan
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Noun

jalan

  1. physical and conceptual path
    1. road
      1. a way used for travelling between places
        Synonyms: jalur, perlintasan
      2. roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle
      3. a physical way or route
      4. (figuratively) a path chosen, as in life or career
    2. way
      1. a means (usually physically) to enter or leave a place
      2. a method or manner of doing something; a mannerism
        Synonym: cara
    3. (of celestial bodies) orbit (an elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution)
      Synonyms: lintasan, orbit
    4. chance (an opportunity or possibility)
      Synonym: kesempatan
    5. intermediary (a person or tool in an intermediate position)
      Synonyms: perantara, lantaran
  2. movement
    1. (of a vehicle) forward and backward movement
    2. the movement of the hands of a clock
  3. running (the sustainability of a company, organization, association, etc.)
    Synonym: kelangsungan hidup

Verb

jalan

  1. imperative/colloquial of berjalan

Derived terms

Affixed and reduplicated terms
Compound terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

jalan

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦭꦤ꧀.

Malay

jalan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay (jālan).

Pronunciation

Noun

jalan (Jawi spelling جالن, plural jalan-jalan, informal 1st possessive jalanku, 2nd possessive jalanmu, 3rd possessive jalannya)

  1. path; road; street; track; way

Verb

jalan (intransitive, used in the form berjalan)

  1. to go on, to go forward
  2. to walk
  3. to pass

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jalan
  • Chinese: 惹蘭惹兰 (Rělán)

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “جالن jalan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 216
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “jalan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 438

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یالان (yalan, lie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jǎlaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Noun

jàlān m (Cyrillic spelling ја̀ла̄н)

  1. lie, deceit, fraud
  2. forgery, fake

Etymology 2

Denominal from the noun jàlān (lie, deceit; forgery).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jǎlaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Adjective

jàlān (Cyrillic spelling ја̀ла̄н, definite jàlnī)

  1. false, fake, phony, counterfeit
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jǎːlan/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lan

Adjective

jálan (Cyrillic spelling ја́лан, definite jȃlnī, comparative jàlnijī)

  1. envious
Declension

Spanish

Verb

jalan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of jalar

Sundanese

Romanization

jalan

  1. Romanization of ᮏᮜᮔ᮪