halang

See also: Halang

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central harang.

Adjective

halang

  1. hot; pungent; spicy
  2. (slang) expensive

Hiligaynon

Verb

hálang

  1. (of taste) to be pungent, biting

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay halang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Doublet of alang. Compare Tagalog harang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhalaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lang

Verb

halang

  1. to hinder, to impede.
    Synonyms: lintang, rintang

Affixed terms
  • berhalangan
  • halangan
  • menghalang
  • menghalang-halangi
  • menghalangi
  • penghalang
  • terhalang
  • terhalangi

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Compare Tagalog harang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /halaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ

Verb

halang (Jawi spelling هالڠ‎)

  1. to hinder, to impede, to block.
    Dinding banjir tidak berjaya menghalang air yang semakin meningkat parasnya.
    The flood wall didn't succeed in blocking the rising water.

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penghalangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • penghalang [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • halangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • menghalang [agent focus] (meN-)

Descendants
  • Indonesian: halang

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalaŋ (“obstruct, lie across or athwart”). Compare Malay halang.

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lang
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalaŋ/, [ˈha.lɐŋ]

Noun

halang

  1. obstacle; barrier (object)
    Synonyms: hadlang, harang, balakid, sagabal, sagwil
  2. clog
    Synonym: bara
  3. temporary screen; temporary partition
    Synonym: tabing
  4. object placed to separate two things
    Synonym: pagitan
  5. encircling gill net or drag seine fishing gear
  6. (architecture) crosspiece
    Synonym: krusada
  7. (dialectal, Batangas) substitute; alternate
    Synonyms: kahalili, kapalit
  8. (dialectal, Batangas) substitution
    Synonyms: halili, paghalili
  9. (dialectal, Quezon) spiciness
    Synonyms: anghang, hanghang
Derived terms
See also

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lang
  • IPA(key): /haˈlaŋ/, [hɐˈlaŋ]

Adjective

haláng

  1. passing; transverse; traverse; extending across
    Synonyms: pahalang, nakahalang
  2. merciless; savage; heartless

Noun

haláng

  1. (art, obsolete) woven fabric of different colors
Derived terms
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