jalan-jalan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jalan-jalan.

Pronunciation

Verb

jalan-jalan (invariable)

  1. (Singlish, Manglish) To take a walk, to go for a stroll.
    Synonym: (Singlish) gai gai
    • 2023, Agnes Chew, Eternal Summer of My Homeland, Epigram Books, →ISBN, page 25:
      [] he should know better than to go jalan jalan now.

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of jalan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒalan ˈd͡ʒalan/ [ˌd͡ʒa.laɲ ˈd͡ʒa.lan]
  • Rhymes: -alan
  • Syllabification: ja‧lan-ja‧lan

Noun

jalan-jalan

  1. Plural of jalan (road)

Verb

jalan-jalan

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of berjalan-jalan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of jalan.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒalan ˈd͡ʒalan/ [ˌd͡ʒa.laɲ ˈd͡ʒa.lan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: ja‧lan-ja‧lan

Noun

jalan-jalan

  1. Plural of jalan (road)

Verb

jalan-jalan

  1. Infinitive of berjalan-jalan (to go for a stroll)
    Synonym: pusing

Descendants

  • English: jalan-jalan