malang

See also: Malang

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Noun

malang (Jawi spelling مالڠ, plural malang-malang, informal 1st possessive malangku, 2nd possessive malangmu, 3rd possessive malangnya)

adversity, misfortune, mischance

Adjective

malang

unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

kemalangan (“accident”) [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
semalang [comparability] (se-)

Descendants

Indonesian: malang

References

"malang" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“malang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?].

Noun

malang

dirty conditions

Adjective

malang

dirty, poor, evil
- 2020, Kreol Morisyen OT Portions‎, Mauritius: Bible Society of Mauritius, Proverb [Proverbs] 17:4:
  Enn malfeter ekout koze malang; enn manter ekout koze mansonz.
  A wrongdoer listens to evil [lips]; a liar listens to lies.

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