lengan

See also: Lengan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lengan, from Proto-Malayic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, from Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlə.ŋän/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lê‧ngan
• Rhymes: -ŋan, -an

Noun

lêngan (plural lengan-lengan)

1. arm
   1. (anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist
   2. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
   3. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.

      jangka sorong terdiri atas dua lengan, yaitu lengan utama dan lengan geser ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. forelimb (the anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal)

   Synonym: kaki depan

   Coordinate term: kaki belakang

Derived terms

• berlengan

• lengan atas
• lengan baju
• lengan balon
• lengan bawah
• lengan beban
• lengan dolman
• lengan epolet
• lengan gantung
• lengan gembung
• lengan hasta
• lengan jangkar
• lengan jas
• lengan kabuki
• lengan kait
• lengan kaki domba
• lengan kelelawar
• lengan kemeja
• lengan kimono
• lengan kopel
• lengan kuasa
• lengan lentera
• lengan manset
• lengan melon
• lengan momentum
• lengan neraca
• lengan pagoda
• lengan paha domba
• lengan pendek
• lengan puncak
• lengan raglan
• lengan sayap
• lengan sayap kelelawar
• lengan sederhana
• lengan setali
• lengan suai
• lengan tiga perempat
• lengan tulip; lengan uskup

Further reading

• “lengan” 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 [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋen, from Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.ŋän/
• Rhymes: -an

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ŋan

Noun

lengan (Jawi spelling لڠن, plural lengan-lengan, informal 1st possessive lenganku, 2nd possessive lenganmu, 3rd possessive lengannya)

1. arm.

Further reading

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

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *langijaną. Equivalent to lang +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Norse lengja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlen.jɑn/, [ˈlen.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

lenġan

1. to make or become long; extend, lengthen
2. to protract, delay
3. to pertain, belong

Conjugation

Conjugation of lenġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	lenġan	lenġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lenġe	lengde
second person singular	lenġest, lengst	lengdest
third person singular	lenġeþ, lengþ	lengde
plural	lenġaþ	lengdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lenġe	lengde
plural	lenġen	lengden
imperative
singular	lenġ
plural	lenġaþ
participle	present	past
	lenġende	(ġe)lenġed

Descendants

• Middle English: lengen
  • English: linge
  • Scots: ling

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “lengan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.