selang

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Etymology 1

From Malay selang. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭ (sela, “gap”), Old Javanese sĕlā.

Noun

sêlang (plural selang-selang, first-person possessive selangku, second-person possessive selangmu, third-person possessive selangnya)

  1. gap, interval.
    Synonyms: antara, lat, sela
  2. place next to the staircase leading to the serambi, place to wash one's feet and put on one's footwear before house
  3. hose (flexible tube)
Derived terms

Adverb

sêlang

  1. during; all through
    Synonyms: pada waktu, sedang, sementara

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau . Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦁ (selang, “to borrow”, literally “alternating”), Old Javanese sĕlaṅ.

Verb

sêlang

  1. to borrow
    Synonym: pinjam
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

sêlang (plural selang-selang, first-person possessive selangku, second-person possessive selangmu, third-person possessive selangnya)

  1. alternative spelling of slang

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Hokkien:

Compare Kapampangan selan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈselaŋ/,
  • Hyphenation: se‧lang

Noun

selang (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. delicateness of a condition or situation
    Synonym: kadelikaduhan
  2. prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness
    Synonyms: delikadesa, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan, kadelikadesahan
  3. squeamishness; prudishness
  4. seriousness; gravity; critical state
    Synonyms: lubha, kalubhaan

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 52
  2. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132

Further reading

  • “selang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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