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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay lalang.
Noun
lalang (uncountable)
- (Malaysia) Imperata cylindrica, a panicoid grass.
Chinook Jargon
Etymology
Borrowed from French la langue (“the tongue, the language”).
Noun
lalang
- tongue
- language
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləˈlaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: la‧lang
Noun
lalang
- creation
- deception; cheat; fraud
- (obsolete) virtue; wisdom
Derived terms
Malay
Noun
lalang (Jawi spelling لالڠ, plural lalang-lalang, informal 1st possessive lalangku, 2nd possessive lalangmu, 3rd possessive lalangnya)
- tall grass
Further reading
Masbatenyo
Noun
laláng
- creation
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French langue.
Noun
lalang
- tongue
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French langue.
Noun
lalang
- tongue
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈlaŋ/,
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Hyphenation: la‧lang
Noun
laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)
- creation; creating
- Synonyms: likha, paglikha, pagkakalikha
- invention; inventing
- Synonyms: imbento, pag-imbento, pagkakaimbento
- trick; deception
- Synonyms: linlang, daya, pakana
Derived terms
Adjective
laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)
- created or invented
- Synonyms: likha, nilikha, inimbento
Further reading
- “lalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018