layang

Higaonon

Verb

layang

1. to fly

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlajaŋ/ [ˈla.jaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ajaŋ
• Syllabification: la‧yang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay layang (“to fly”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaŋ (“to fly, soar through the air”).

Verb

layang

1. to float
2. to glide
3. to hover
4. (obsolete) to fly

   Synonym: terbang

5. (only in compounds) elevated: raised, above ground level.

   jalan layang

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Derived terms

• dilayangkan
• layang-layang
• layangan
• melayang
• melayang-layang
• melayangkan
• pelayangan
• selayang
• terlayang
• terlayang-layang

 

• jalan layang
• layang gantung
• paralayang

 

Noun

layang

1. clipping of pelayangan (“ship; crossing point”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

layang

1. to cut

   Synonyms: iris, sayat

Derived terms

• dilayang
• melayang

 

Further reading

• “layang” 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

layang

1. Romanization of ꦭꦪꦁ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lajaŋ/
• Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ

Verb

layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ)

1. to fly, to move through the air
2. to drift

Derived terms

• berlayangan
• layang-layang
• lelayang
• melayang
• melayangkan
• terlayang

Descendants

• Indonesian: layang
• → Madurese: lajâng

Further reading

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