telanjang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• lanjang

Etymology

Inherited from Malay telanjang, from Proto-Malayic *tilañjaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tilañjaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tilañjaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈlaɲ.d͡ʒaŋ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒaŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: tê‧lan‧jang

Adjective

têlanjang

1. naked (not wearing any clothes)

Derived terms

• bertelanjang
• ketelanjangan
• menelanjangi
• menelanjangkan
• penelanjangan

 

• telanjang bulat
• telanjang dada
• telanjang loncos

 

Further reading

• “telanjang” 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 *tilañjaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tilañjaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tilañjaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təland͡ʒaŋ/
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒaŋ, -d͡ʒaŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

telanjang (Jawi spelling تلنجڠ)

1. naked (not wearing any clothes)

Derived terms

• bertelanjang
• menelanjangi
• menelanjangkan

Descendants

• Indonesian: têlanjang
• → Thai: ล่อนจ้อน (lɔ̂n-jɔ̂n)

Further reading

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