layang-layang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of layang (“to fly”), from Malay layang-layang.

Noun

layang-layang (first-person possessive layang-layangku, second-person possessive layang-layangmu, third-person possessive layang-layangnya)

  1. kite: A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
    Synonym: layangan
  2. (zoology) swallow (Hirundininae)
    Synonyms: sualo, martin, sayap-gergaji (Standard Malay)

Further reading

Kristang

Etymology

From Malay layang-layang[1]

Noun

layang-layang (plurale tantum)

  1. kite (lightweight toy carried on the wind)[2]

References
  • Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
  1. Prištic, p. 58
  2. Prištic, p. 58

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of layang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lajaŋ.lajaŋ/

Noun

layang-layang (Jawi spelling لايڠ٢, informal 1st possessive layang-layangku, 2nd possessive layang-layangmu, 3rd possessive layang-layangnya)

  1. kite

Descendants
  • Indonesian: layang-layang
  • → Kristang: layang-layang

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌlajaŋ ˈlajaŋ/ [ˌla.jɐn ˈla.jɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ajaŋ
  • Syllabification: la‧yang-la‧yang

Noun

layang-layang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. swiftlet, a small bird that builds its nest on high rocks (genus Collocalia)
    Synonym: balinsasayaw
  2. Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
  3. Pacific swallow, especially the Philippine subspecies (Hirundo tahitica)
    Synonym: layang-layangan

See also

References
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