jalan-jalan

English

Alternative forms

• jalan jalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jalan-jalan.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore, Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒalan ˌd͡ʒalan/

Verb

jalan-jalan (invariable)

1. (Singlish, Manglish) To take a walk, to go for a stroll.
   • 2023, Agnes Chew, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, Epigram Books, →ISBN, page 25:

     […] he should know better than to go jalan jalan now.

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of jalan. From jalan + jalan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒa.lan ˈdʒa.lan/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

jalan-jalan

1. plural of jalan

Verb

jalan-jalan

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of berjalan-jalan

Further reading

• “jalan-jalan” 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

Reduplication of jalan.

Verb

jalan-jalan

1. to go for a stroll

Related terms

• berjalan-jalan