alang-alang

== Hiligaynon == === Adjective === aláng-aláng immature, inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable == Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Probably from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈalaŋ ˈalaŋ] ==== Noun ==== alang-alang (plural alang-alang) Imperata cylindrica Synonyms: ilalang, lalang, kusu-kusu === Etymology 2 === From Land Dayak, possibly related to Hiligaynon alang-alang (“immature”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alaŋ-alaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ-alaŋ (“insufficient, half-heartedly”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈalaŋ ˈalaŋ] ==== Noun ==== alang-alang (plural alang-alang) almost coming of age Synonym: usia tanggung === Further reading === “alang-alang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ alaŋ. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔalaŋ ˈʔalaŋ/ [ˌʔaː.lɐŋ ˈʔaː.lɐŋ] Rhymes: -alaŋ Syllabification: a‧lang-a‧lang === Noun === alang-alang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜎᜅ᜔) regard; respect; consideration Synonym: konsiderasyon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “alang-alang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9 === Anagrams === ngalangala