luang

See also: Luang

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin longus. Compare Italian lungo, luongo, Romanian lung, Spanish luengo, French long.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu̯ank/

Adjective

luang

1. long

Related terms

• luntun

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay luang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground; wide open space”). Doublet of lowong and lubang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluaŋ/
• Hyphenation: lu‧ang

Adjective

luang

1. vacant, empty: not occupied.

   Synonyms: kosong, lowong

2. free, not busy.

   Synonym: senggang

   Antonym: sibuk

Derived terms

• berpeluang
• keluangan
• meluangkan
• peluang
• terluang

 

Further reading

• “luang” 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.