malang

See also: Malang

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Noun

malang (Jawi spelling مالڠ, plural malang-malang, informal 1st possessive malangku, 2nd possessive malangmu, 3rd possessive malangnya)

1. adversity, misfortune, mischance

Adjective

malang

1. unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kemalangan (“accident”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• semalang [comparability] (se-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: malang

References

• "malang" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “malang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?].

Noun

malang

1. dirty conditions

Adjective

malang

1. dirty, poor, evil
   • (Can we date this quote?), Kreol Morisyen OT Portions‎^[1], Mauritius: Bible Society of Mauritius, Proverb [Proverbs] 17:4:

     Enn malfeter ekout koze malang; enn manter ekout koze mansonz.

     A wrongdoer listens to evil [lips]; a liar listens to lies.