menjalang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Affixation of meng- +‎ jalang (“bitchy; wild”).

Verb

mênjalang (stative, intransitive)

to be bitchy
Synonym: melacur
(rare) to be wild
Synonym: meliar

Etymology 2

Affixation meng- +‎ jalang (“to go”). Doublet of manjalang.

Verb

mênjalang

active of jalang (“to go; to visit”)

Further reading

“menjalang” 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.

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