selang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈlaŋ/ [səˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: se‧lang

Etymology 1

From Malay selang. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭ (sela, “gap”), Old Javanese sĕlā.

Noun

sêlang (plural selang-selang)

1. gap, interval

   Synonyms: antara, lat, sela

2. place next to the staircase leading to the serambi, place to wash one's feet and put on one's footwear before house

Derived terms

• berselang
• berselang-selang
• menyelang
• menyelang-nyelangkan
• menyelangkan
• penyelang
• terselang

• selang antara
• selang beberapa lama
• selang makan
• selang sebulan
• selang sehari
• selang surup
• selang waktu
• selang waktu khusus dunia

Adverb

sêlang

1. during; all through

   Synonyms: pada waktu, sedang, sementara

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦁ (selang, “to borrow”, literally “alternating”), Old Javanese sĕlaṅ.

Verb

sêlang

1. to borrow

   Synonym: pinjam

Derived terms

• berselang-tenggang
• memperselangi
• memperselangkan
• menyelang
• menyelangi
• menyelangkan

• selang tenggang

Etymology 3

Noun

sêlang (plural selang-selang)

1. alternative spelling of slang (“hose (flexible tube)”)

Further reading

• “selang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈlaŋ/ [səˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -əlaŋ, -laŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: se‧lang

Etymology 1

Cognate of Javanese ꦱꦼꦭ (sela, “gap”), Old Javanese sĕlā.

Noun

selang (Jawi spelling سلڠ, plural selang-selang or selang²)

1. interval; gap; intermission (an intervening space or period of time).

   Synonyms: antara, celah, jarak, jeda, lat, sela

   Ada selang masa sepuluh minit sebelum rehat.

   There is a ten-minute time interval before recess.

Verb

selang (Jawi spelling سلڠ)

1. to alternate; to interpose; to space (to occur alternately or place between other things).

   Synonym: selang-seli

   Tukang kebun selang bunga dengan herba.

   The gardener alternated flowers with herbs.

Usage notes

• In formal or written Malay, the active affixed form menyelang is much more commonly used in sentences than the bare root word.

Preposition

selang (Jawi spelling سلڠ)

1. after an interval of; every (indicating periodic occurrence of time or distance).

   Synonyms: lat, selang-seli, setiap

   Dia pulang ke kampung selang dua minggu.

   He returns to the village every two weeks.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berselang (“to have an interval; to alternate”)
• diselang (“to be interspersed; to be alternated”)
• menyelang (“to interrupt; to alternate; to interpose”)
• menyelangi (“to intersperse with; to vary with”)
• menyelangkan (“to alternate; to interpose between”)
• penyelang (“something that interpolates or provides an interval”)
• penyelangan (“interposition; alternation”)
• selangan (“interval; interlude”)
• terselang (“interrupted; having an interval”)

Reduplications

• berselang-selang (“alternating; at intervals”)
• berselang-seli (“to alternate; taking turns”)
• diselang-seli (“alternated; interspersed”)
• menyelang-nyelang (“to interrupt repeatedly”)
• selang-selang (“at intervals; alternately”)
• selang-seli (“alternating; intermittent”)

Compounds

• selang hari (“alternate days; every other day”)
• selang keyakinan (“(statistics) confidence interval”)
• selang masa (“time interval; time gap”)
• selang tahun (“alternate years; every other year”)

Idioms & phrases

• tiada berselang (“without interruption; continuous”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: selang (inherited)

Etymology 2

From Dutch slang (“snake; hose, flexible tube”).

Noun

selang (Jawi spelling سلڠ, plural selang-selang or selang²)

1. hose; hosepipe (a flexible tube for conveying fluids such as water or gas).

   Synonyms: hos, paip getah

   Dia menyiram bunga guna selang getah.

   He waters the flowers using a rubber hose.

Derived terms

Compounds

• selang air (“water hose”)
• selang bomba (“fire hose”)
• selang getah (“rubber hose”)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: selang

Further reading

• "selang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "selang" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈselaŋ/ [ˈsɛː.lɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -elaŋ
• Syllabification: se‧lang

Noun

selang (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

1. alternative form of selan

Derived terms

• kaselangan
• maselang
• maselang na bahagi
• pagkamaselang