langau
See also: Langau
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.ŋaw/
See also
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay langau, from Classical Malay langau, from Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laŋau̯/
- Rhymes: -aŋau̯, -ŋau̯, -au̯
Noun
langau (first-person possessive langauku, second-person possessive langaumu, third-person possessive langaunya)
References
- “langau” 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
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laŋau̯/
- Rhymes: -aŋau̯, -ŋau̯, -au̯
Noun
langau (Jawi spelling لاڠاو, plural langau-langau, informal 1st possessive langauku, 2nd possessive langaumu, 3rd possessive langaunya)
- horsefly (insect)
Descendants
- Indonesian: langau
References
- "langau" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “langau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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