gelang

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈlaŋ]

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Verb

gelang

1. first/third-person singular preterite of gelingen
2. singular imperative of gelangen
3. (colloquial) first-person singular present of gelangen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gelang, from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈlaŋ]
• Hyphenation: gê‧lang

• Audio:

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Noun

gêlang (plural gelang-gelang, first-person possessive gelangku, second-person possessive gelangmu, third-person possessive gelangnya)

1. bracelet

Derived terms

• bergelang
• bergelang-gelang
• gegelang
• gelang-gelang
• menggelang
• pergelangan

 

• gelang baja
• gelang kana
• gelang keroncong
• gelang kunci
• gelang pilin
• gelang pintu
• gelang puyuh
• gelang rantai
• gelang untir

 

Further reading

• “gelang” 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəlaŋ/, [ɡəˈläŋ]
• Rhymes: -laŋ, -aŋ

Noun

gelang (Jawi spelling ݢلڠ, plural gelang-gelang, informal 1st possessive gelangku, 2nd possessive gelangmu, 3rd possessive gelangnya)

1. bracelet

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• menggelang [agent focus] (meN-)
• bergelang [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bergelang-gelang [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• pergelangan

Descendants

• Indonesian: gelang
• → Tagalog: galang

Further reading

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

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġelong

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galang, equivalent to ġe- +‎ lang. Cognate with Old Saxon gilang, Old High German gilang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈlɑnɡ/, [jeˈlɑŋɡ]

Adjective

ġelang

1. relating to, belonging to
2. dependent upon
3. resulting from, due to

Declension

Declension of ġelang — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelang	ġelang	ġelang
Accusative	ġelangne	ġelange	ġelang
Genitive	ġelanges	ġelangre	ġelanges
Dative	ġelangum	ġelangre	ġelangum
Instrumental	ġelange	ġelangre	ġelange
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelange	ġelanga, ġelange	ġelang
Accusative	ġelange	ġelanga, ġelange	ġelang
Genitive	ġelangra	ġelangra	ġelangra
Dative	ġelangum	ġelangum	ġelangum
Instrumental	ġelangum	ġelangum	ġelangum

Declension of ġelang — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelanga	ġelange	ġelange
Accusative	ġelangan	ġelangan	ġelange
Genitive	ġelangan	ġelangan	ġelangan
Dative	ġelangan	ġelangan	ġelangan
Instrumental	ġelangan	ġelangan	ġelangan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġelangan	ġelangan	ġelangan
Accusative	ġelangan	ġelangan	ġelangan
Genitive	ġelangra, ġelangena	ġelangra, ġelangena	ġelangra, ġelangena
Dative	ġelangum	ġelangum	ġelangum
Instrumental	ġelangum	ġelangum	ġelangum

Related terms

• ǣlenġe
• ġelenġe

Descendants

• Middle English: ylong, along
  • English: along