malaṅ

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed halaṅ +‎ ma-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.laŋ/
  • Rhymes: -laŋ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧laṅ

Verb

malaṅ

  1. to lie athwart, across
  2. to be in the way
  3. to obstruct, to thwart
  4. to resist

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦩꦭꦁ (malang) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "malaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.