malang

See also: Malang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay مالڠ (malang), from Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmalaŋ/ [ˈma.laŋ]
• Rhymes: -alaŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧lang

Adjective

malang

1. unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

• dipalangi
• kemalangan
• memalangi
• termalang

 

• malang kerik
• malang melintang
• malang mujur

 

Further reading

• “malang” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

malang

1. Romanization of ꦩꦭꦁ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /malaŋ/
• (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA^(key): /malɛ̃/

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
   • 2020, 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.