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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LALANG

Malay.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LALANG

lalang  [ˈlɑːlɑːŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LALANG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lalang is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LALANG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lalang in the English dictionary

The definition of lalang in the dictionary is a coarse weedy Malaysian grass, Imperata arundinacea.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LALANG


alang
ˈɑːlɑːŋ
Anyang
ˈɑːnˈjɑːŋ
Hsiang
ʃjɑːŋ
Palembang
pɑːˈlɛmbɑːŋ
Samarang
səˈmɑːrɑːŋ
Semarang
səˈmɑːrɑːŋ
Siang
ʃjɑːŋ
Xiang
ʃjɑːŋ
yardang
ˈjɑːˌdɑːŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LALANG

lakh
lakier
lakiest
lakish
laksa
Lakshadweep Islands
Lakshmi
laky
Lala
lalapalooza
laldie
Lalique
lall
Lallan
Lallans
lallapalooza
lallation
lallygag
lallygagged
lallygagging

WORDS THAT END LIKE LALANG

back slang
bang
boomslang
clang
erlang
gang
gangbang
hang
ilang-ilang
lang
Malang
mang
orang
rhyming slang
sang
slang
wang
with a bang
Yang
ylang-ylang

Synonyms and antonyms of lalang in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lalang» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LALANG

Find out the translation of lalang to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lalang from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lalang» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉朗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lalang
570 millions of speakers

English

lalang
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lalang
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lalang
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lalang
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lalang
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lalang
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lalang
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lalang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lalang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チガヤ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lalang
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lalang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lalang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lalang
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लालांग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lalang
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lalang
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lalang
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lalang
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lalang
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

δεματόχορτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lalang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lalang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lalang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lalang

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LALANG»

The term «lalang» is regularly used and occupies the 62.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LALANG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lalang» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lalang» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lalang

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LALANG»

Discover the use of lalang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lalang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pour Mwan Mon Lalang Maternel i Al Avek Mwan Partou: A ...
This book assesses the attitudes of SC speakers towards their mother tongue, in relation to the colonial history of the country.
Christina Tamaa Fleischmann, 2008
2
Bulan Antara Lalang: Sebuah Kumpulan Puisi
Bulan antara Lalang Aku melukis bulan bulan tergantung di langit cahayanya cair. aku menyanyikan manis gemeresiknya penuh di liang dan ruang rasaku tapi di manakah lalang? o, aku rindui lalang lalang meliuk manja. pucuk-pucuk ...
Swee Tin Lim, 2011
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The Tropical Agriculturalist
Various methods have been tried to get rid of this most persistent of grasses ; one so persistent that the smallest particle of root left in the ground will sprout and grow, and in time will create another large and extensive lalang patch.
‎1906
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A MALAY-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Saperti bunga lalang ; like the downy blossoms of the lalang ; a simile for the waving pennons of an advancing army ; Ht. Sg. Samb. ; Cr, Gr., 78. Saperti apt makan lalang yang kering, tiyada dapat di-padam lagi : like fire consuming dry lalang, ...
R.J. WILKINSON, 1901
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Reading list on papermaking materials
Dodge, C. R., 1897, page 201. I Ife hemp. See Sanseinera cylindrica. Immortales. See Hclyocrisum arcnarium. Imperata arundinacea. Lalang grass. Blady grass. Savannah grass. Iluk. BEADLE. C. Lalang grass. World's Paper Trade Rev. xlviii,  ...
‎1921
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The Nandi: their language and folk-lore
With the exception of the present indicative and the subjunctive, all tenses take the affix -itu. Indicative Tenses. Present. The present tense is formed by simply adding the personal prefixes to the root : A-lalang, I am hot. Ki-lalong, we are hot.
Sir Alfred Claud Hollis, 1909
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Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States
We are disposed to think that Lalang is of more general and of somewhat higher value. By varying the chemicals and mechanical treatment of Lalang and by cutting it at different stages of its growth and by a slight admixture of other fibrous  ...
Botanic Gardens (Singapore), Henry Nicholas Ridley, 1907
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Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay ...
class of Esparto, that the cost of treatment is about the same. We are disposed to think that Lalang is of more general and of somewhat higher value. By varying the chemicals and mechanical treatment of Lalang and by cutting it at different ...
‎1907
9
Gardens' Bulletin
382 class of Esparto, that the cost of treatment is about the same. We are disposed to think that Lalang is of more general and of somewhat higher value. By varying the chemicals and mechanical treatment of Lalang and by cutting it at different ...
‎1907
10
Paper: A Weekly Technical Journal for Paper and Pulp Mills
been tested gratuitously by the company's chemist, A. E. Clarke, by whom reports on the value of the following grasses, rushes, sedges, and other plants have been furnished: - Blady Grass or Lalang (lmperam anmdinacca), Queensland.
‎1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LALANG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lalang is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Guan Eng on the road ahead for Malaysia
You were jailed twice, first, in 1987, in Operation Lalang, under the Internal Security Act (ISA), and for Sedition, in 1994, for defending a Malay ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
2
Lim Guan Eng in conversation
Lim also made the point that DAP leaders have put themselves at risk (he himself was a "graduate" of Operasi Lalang 25 years ago), further ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
3
Go nwela gongwe le gongwe ke molato
... ke ya gore, bangwe ba ngongorega ka gore sepodise se goga maoto le go sa tlhwaafaleng dikereke tse di lalang di tsosa modumo masigo. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
4
Bukit Brown not worthy of World Heritage status
... preserving an old cemetery like Bukit Brown, which is today nothing more than a forlorn place with broken tombstones and overgrown lalang. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
'Operasi balik kampung' – V.Vivegavalen
Ops Lalang was used to capture opposition members. The infamous Project IC saw alleged reports of thousands of foreigners being given ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
6
Beating a path to Lagong Peak
The once-abandoned tin mine, vegetable gardens and lalang shrubs has been transformed into a verdant forest with a vast virgin jungle. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
7
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre participates in coastal clean-up …
... City Council) Coastal Clean-up programme organised in conjunction with World Environment Day 2015 at Bagan Lalang beach recently. «TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific, Jun 15»
8
Satire and comedy queen Jo Kukathas
The group was also heavily affected by Operation Lalang in 1987, a major crackdown by the authorities which detained more than 100 people ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
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Perfect 10: Lalang edges Young for UA's greatest ever
Abdi Abdirahman celebrates after finishing third in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»
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Lalang tops UA men's track list
Arizona's Lawi Lalang, left, and Oregon's Edward Cheserek, right, race to the finish line during the men's 5,000 meters at the NCAA track and ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lalang [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lalang>. Apr 2024 ».
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