belalang

== Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === From Malay belalang, from Classical Malay belalang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balalaŋ (“grasshopper, locust”). Doublet of walang. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [bəˈlalaŋ] Hyphenation: bê‧la‧lang ==== Noun ==== bêlalang (plural belalang-belalang) grasshopper Synonym: walang ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From beli +‎ -ang. ==== Verb ==== belalang (gay slang) to buy === Further reading === “belalang”, 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 == Malay == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aŋ === Noun === belalang (Jawi spelling بلالڠ, plural belalang-belalang or belalang2) grasshopper ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: belalang === Further reading === "belalang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017