lelong

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, “notice, instruction”).

Noun

lelong (Jawi spelling ليلوڠ, plural lelong-lelong, informal 1st possessive lelongku, 2nd possessive lelongmu, 3rd possessive lelongnya)

1. auction (public sales event)
2. (Pontianak) thrift shop

Alternative forms

• lelang (Standard Indonesian)

Descendants

• Indonesian: lelang
• → Min Nan: 黎壟／黎垄 (lê-lóng)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly a diminutive form of the last syllables of Spanish abuelo suffixed with -ng. Compare lelang, ninong, ninang, manong, manang, etc.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈleloŋ/, [ˈlɛ.loŋ]
• Rhymes: -eloŋ
• Syllabification: le‧long

Noun

lelong (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. grandfather

   Synonyms: lolo, ingkong, mamay, apo, (dialectal) amama, (archaic) abwelo, (archaic) agwelo

   • 1907, Sofronion G. Calderon, Dating Pilipinas:

     Ang pang̃alan ng pangulo sa bawat balangay ay Dato na ang kahulugan sa wikang Malaya (ani Dr. de Tavera ay nuno ó lelong ano pa ng̃a't dito'y ating mapagninilay na ang ayos sa pámunuan ay isang pamumuno sa gulang̃an.

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Coordinate terms

• lelang

 

Derived terms

• lelong-tanda

Further reading

• “lelong” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• 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 36
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 5