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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay layang-layang. Equivalent to reduplication of layang.
Pronunciation
Noun
layang-layang
(plural only)
- kite (a flying lightweight toy that is flat and shaped like a triangle, played in wind)
- Synonym: layangan
- swallow, martin (any bird in the family Hirundinidae)
- Synonym: walet
- (geometry) a quadrilateral resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 1)
Further reading
Kristang
Etymology
From Malay layang-layang[1]
Noun
layang-layang (plurale tantum)
- kite (lightweight toy carried on the wind)[2]
References
- Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
- ^ Prištic, p. 58
- ^ Prištic, p. 58
Malay
Etymology
Reduplication of layang.
Pronunciation
Noun
layang-layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ٢)
- kite
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
layang-layang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜌᜅ᜔)
- swiftlet, a small bird that builds its nest on high rocks (genus Collocalia)
- Synonym: balinsasayaw
- Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
- Pacific swallow, especially the Philippine subspecies (Hirundo tahitica)
- Synonym: layang-layangan
See also
References