elang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay elang ultimately from Austroasiatic either via Javanese elang from Old Javanese hĕlaṅ (“bird of prey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəlaŋ/
• Rhymes: -əlaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: êlang

Noun

êlang (plural elang-elang)

1. (zoology) eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
2. (zoology) buzzard or any large bird of prey

Alternative forms

• helang (Old Javanese spelling alternative)
• lang

Derived terms

• elang bangkai
• elang belalang
• elang bondol
• elang gunung
• elang hitam
• elang ikan
• elang jambul
• elang jawa
• elang laut putih
• elang malam
• elang putih
• elang sikap
• elang tiram

 

Etymology 2

From Sundanese [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦭꦤꦁ (lanang, “male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelaŋ/
• Rhymes: -elaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: élang

Noun

élang (plural elang-elang)

1. the title for prince of Sultanate of Cirebon

Alternative forms

• lang

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelaŋ/
• Rhymes: -elaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: élang

Noun

élang (plural elang-elang)

1. bamboo basket

Further reading

• “elang” 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

From Austroasiatic; compare Bahnar klang, Pacoh calang, Khmer ខ្លែង (khlaeng), Mang laːŋ¹, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] kalâng and Chong kʰlaːˀŋ. Doublet of helang and lang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əlaŋ/
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ

Noun

elang (Jawi spelling الڠ, plural elang-elang, informal 1st possessive elangku, 2nd possessive elangmu, 3rd possessive elangnya)

1. eagle (Any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)

   Synonyms: helang, lang

Descendants

• Indonesian: elang

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “الڠ ĕlang (ook lang)”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 17
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “الڠ ĕlang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 31
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “ĕlang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 298

Further reading

• “elang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.