jalang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒa.laŋ/
• Hyphenation: ja‧lang
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay jalang. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

jalang (plural para jalang, jalang-jalang)

1. (vulgar, offensive) bitch
   1. a promiscuous woman, slut, whore

      Synonyms: pelacur, ani-ani

   2. a despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman

Adjective

jalang (comparative lebih jalang, superlative terjalang, equative sejalang)

1. bitchy
2. (rare) wild

   Synonym: liar

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• kejalangan
• menjalang

 

Proverbs with the word jalang

• padi sekepuk hampa, emas seperti loyang, kerbau sekandang jalang

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau jalang, from Proto-Malayic *jalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Doublet of jalan.

Verb

jalang (active menjalang)

1. (dialect) to go

   Synonym: pergi

2. (dialect) to visit

   Synonym: kunjung

Further reading

• “jalang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Adjective

jalang (Jawi spelling جالڠ)

1. feral

Noun

jalang (Jawi spelling جالڠ, plural jalang-jalang, informal 1st possessive jalangku, 2nd possessive jalangmu, 3rd possessive jalangnya)

1. an adulteress
2. prostitute
3. (vulgar) bitch

Further reading

• “jalang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Manado Malay

Etymology 1

From Malay jalan.

Verb

jalang

1. to walk
2. to go

   Synonym: pigi

Etymology 2

From Malay jalan

Noun

jalang

1. road; street

   Synonym: lorong